Malaysia Airlines (IATA MH) is a carrier from Malaysia, a member of the Oneworld alliance. In the SiamFlights route catalogue, Malaysia Airlines serves 2 routes reaching 1 destination, with home hubs at Kuala Lumpur (KUL). Its checked-baggage baseline is 30 kg. Local brand strength rates 7/10.
Routes Malaysia Airlines flies from Thailand & the region — 2 corridors
Malaysia Airlines (MH) appears on 2 corridors in our catalogue, reaching 1 destination in 1 country and roughly 126 weekly departures combined. The densest is BKK–KUL at 91 a week. The bases we record for it are Kuala Lumpur (KUL).
| Route | Freq/wk | Hours | Market low (mid-2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok (BKK) → Kuala Lumpur (KUL) | 91× | 2.2 | |
| Phuket (HKT) → Kuala Lumpur (KUL) | 35× | 1.7 |
The market-low column is the cheapest fare in our Travelpayouts cache on that corridor across all carriers, not a Malaysia Airlines-only price — use it as a floor when comparing.
The frequency shown belongs to the corridor, not to this airline alone. The 126 weekly departures above sum the frequency of the routes Malaysia Airlines serves, and that count includes every other carrier on the same city pairs. To know how many rotations this airline actually operates on your dates, read its own schedule. We do not publish figures we have not captured.
A network across many countries means many rulebooks. Malaysia Airlines’s corridors in our catalogue touch 1 country: Malaysia. Each has its own regulator, so passenger rights attach not only to the airline but to the country the flight departs from. Two flights on the same airline can carry completely different entitlements.
Airline at a glance
Malaysia Airlines is registered in Malaysia and sits in Oneworld. We record a 30 kg baseline checked allowance. Those corridors carry about 126 weekly departures counting every carrier on the same city pairs.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| IATA code | MH |
| Home country | Malaysia |
| Alliance | Oneworld |
| Home hubs | Kuala Lumpur (KUL) |
| Baggage baseline | 30 kg |
| Migrant-worker uplift | none |
| Hajj/Umrah charter | no |
| Infant fare | ~10% of adult |
Malaysia Airlines’s checked-baggage baseline is 30 kg.
The 10% infant fare does not include a seat. It applies to a lap infant travelling without its own seat. Want a separate seat or a car seat and the ticket becomes a child fare, priced as a share of the full fare, with an adult-style allowance. On long sectors the number of positions where a bassinet can be fitted is limited and they go early — request one as far ahead as possible if you need it.
Malaysia Airlines network & booking
Malaysia Airlines’s network in our catalogue covers 2 corridors, based at Kuala Lumpur (KUL). The checked-baggage baseline we record is 30 kg. Those corridors reach 1 destination in 1 country.
In this catalogue Malaysia Airlines’s network reaches 1 destination across 1 country — Malaysia. Most corridors serve ASEAN & regional leisure travellers. All fares are shown in Thai baht (THB); compare the weekly cached fares and schedules for each city pair on the route pages, and infant fares run about 10% of the adult fare. Each route page shows a dated fare observation from our weekly fare cache — prices move with season, so check live fares before booking.
The wide range reflects distance, not pricing policy. This network mixes short and long corridors, and fares track cost per seat-kilometre before anything else. Comparing prices across routes in one table tells you which corridor is cheaper, never which is better value. Use the individual route guides to compare within a single city pair — the only comparison that means something.
Passenger rights & compensation
Malaysia Airlines appears on 2 corridors in our catalogue. Malaysia Airlines is registered in Malaysia and answers primarily to Malaysia MAVCOM (MACPC). The common misreading is that rights travel with the airline. In practice they change first with the country the flight departs from.
Malaysia Airlines passenger protection is governed by Malaysia MAVCOM (MACPC) — covering care, rerouting and refunds for cancellations/long delays. There is no fixed EU261-style cash schedule; check the regulator’s official terms before filing.
Baggage runs on a separate legal frame. Liability for baggage lost, damaged or delayed on an international journey sits under the Montreal Convention 1999 where both states are parties. Caps are denominated in SDR and revised periodically, so only the current figure is usable. Crucially this is independent of delay compensation: you can have no compensation claim and still have a baggage claim.
Collect evidence from day one. Whichever frame applies, the burden of proof sits with the passenger. Keep every boarding pass, the airline’s own delay notice or message, receipts for food and accommodation while you waited, and the actual arrival time against the scheduled one. Most rejected claims fail not because there was no right but because nothing documented what actually happened when.
How Malaysia Airlines fits travellers
Malaysia Airlines appears on 2 corridors in our catalogue. Malaysia Airlines’s corridors in our catalogue serve mainly these traveller types: ASEAN & regional leisure (2). The bases we record for it are Kuala Lumpur (KUL).
Malaysia Airlines’s catalogued routes matter most to the ASEAN & regional leisure segment(s). Its Kuala Lumpur (KUL) hub(s) are the main transit points. Compare schedules, baggage and fares against other carriers on the route pages before booking.
Sector length changes what is worth paying for. Of the 2 Malaysia Airlines corridors where we record a block time, 2 run under four hours and 0 run seven hours or more. Short sectors turn on departure time and baggage; long ones turn on the seat, the catering and what happens if the flight is cancelled. A seat fee that is poor value across two hours is usually sound value across ten.
Sources
Malaysia Airlines in our fare record
Across 13 weekly fare captures on corridors Malaysia Airlines serves, the code MH appears as the carrier holding the low 0 times — 0%. The checked-baggage baseline we record is 30 kg. Those corridors reach 1 destination in 1 country.
What this measures, and what it does not. We capture each corridor’s lowest fare once a week and record which carrier code that value was attached to. The 0% figure therefore says how often this airline surfaced as the cheapest option in the window we observed. It does not say whether the airline is expensive or cheap on average, and it says nothing about what the others charged that week. A low share is not evidence of a high price.
Why a weekly cadence misses promotions. We capture once a week per corridor, so a promotion that opens and closes inside a few days can go unrecorded entirely. That means this series systematically under-counts how often exceptional lows occur. Read it as a picture of price level, not as a deal-catching instrument.
FAQ
How many routes does Malaysia Airlines fly in the SiamFlights catalogue?
Malaysia Airlines (MH) serves 2 routes relevant to travellers from Thailand in our catalogue.
What is Malaysia Airlines’s checked-baggage allowance?
A 30 kg baseline. Always confirm on the official site before travel.
What alliance is Malaysia Airlines in?
Malaysia Airlines is a member of Oneworld.
Which regulator oversees Malaysia Airlines?
Malaysia MAVCOM (MACPC), by country of registration. But passenger rights are set first by the country the flight departs from — anything leaving Thailand sits with Thailand CAAT.
Does the Malaysia Airlines infant fare include a seat?
No. The roughly 10% rate applies to a lap infant with no seat of its own. A separate seat makes it a child fare, priced as a share of the full fare.
Is the low-fare column Malaysia Airlines’s own price?
No. It is the cheapest fare our cache recorded on that corridor across every carrier serving it. On a multi-carrier route the low may belong to a competitor.