Malaysia Airlines A330-300s 9M-MKE and 9M-MKJ Touch Down at Rockhampton Airport

Malaysia Airlines A330-300s 9M-MKE and 9M-MKJ touched down at Rockhampton Airport late on Saturday 13 October, after both operated charter flights from Singapore Airport.

9M-MKE touched down a little later than first expected as MH8732 direct from Singapore, and then departed back there as MH8749.

9M-MKJ (pictured below in late September at Rockhampton Airport) touched down just after midnight as MH8725 direct from Singapore.  It departed back there in the wee small hours of Sunday 14 October as MH8738.

The arrival of these two aircraft marked the beginning of the second 'wave' of charters at Rockhampton Airport from and back to Singapore that in association with the Singapore Armed Forces Military Exercise Wallaby 2012.

We look forward to more arrivals over the next couple of nights!