Malaysia Airlines has upgraded its Thiruvananthapuram–Kuala Lumpur route to a daily service, moving up from the previous five flights per week. The enhanced schedule, starting December 2, 2025, aims to provide greater convenience for travelers from Kerala, particularly due to competitive fares. With Kuala Lumpur serving as a key transit hub offering connections to destinations such as Australia and New Zealand, this expansion is expected to boost traffic at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV), operated by Kerala International Airport Limited. TRV Airport announced the update on X (formerly Twitter), stating: "@MAS is commencing daily flights from ThiruvananthapuramAirport to Malaysia starting 2 December 2025." The route now offers 11 weekly flights, combining seven Malaysia Airlines flights and four AirAsia flights.

Earlier in October, Thiruvananthapuram International Airport released its Winter Schedule 2025, marking a 22% increase in weekly flight operations compared to the Summer Schedule. Effective from October 26, 2025, to March 28, 2026, the new schedule will handle 732 weekly Air Traffic Movements (ATMs), up from 600 in Summer 2025, highlighting the airport’s growing connectivity.

The expanded schedule introduces new domestic destinations including Navi Mumbai, Mangaluru, and Trichy, while enhancing connections to key cities such as Kannur, Kochi, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai. Internationally, TRV will continue flights to destinations like Dammam, Riyadh, Kuwait, Kuala Lumpur, and Male, with a projected 9% increase in international ATMs, rising from 300 to 326 weekly.

Major international destinations and their weekly flights include Abu Dhabi (66), Sharjah (56), Dammam (28), Kuwait (24), Male (24), Dubai (22), Muscat (22), Kuala Lumpur (22), Doha (20), Singapore (14), Bahrain (10), Colombo (8), Riyadh (6), and Hanimaadhoo (4). Domestic operations will grow 35%, from 300 to 406 weekly ATMs, largely due to increased frequencies to key metro and regional hubs. Leading domestic routes include Bengaluru (92), Delhi (84), Mumbai (70), Chennai (42), Hyderabad (28), Navi Mumbai (28), Kochi (26), Trichy (12), Kannur (10), Pune (8), and Mangaluru (6). A TRV Airport spokesperson said, “The new winter schedule reflects Thiruvananthapuram International Airport’s growing role as a preferred gateway to Kerala and beyond. With enhanced connectivity and new routes, we continue to support regional mobility and economic growth.”