Eaglexpress Air Charter (Kuala Lumpur International) is working with the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) to regain its Air Services Permit (ASP) an airline spokesman has said.
MAVCOM revoked the carrier's ASP on December 21 citing the carrier's failure to satisfy certain unspecified requirements, believed to be related to its labour force relations, by November 30.
As such, Nordin Abdullah, spokesperson for Eaglexpress, told Malaysia's Star newspaper in an interview last week that once all outstanding issues have been addressed, Eaglexpress Air Charter will resume Umrah flights to Saudi Arabia.
“We are also not closing down; there is a delay, not cancellation of flights," he said. "Once we get our permits, we will reinstate the flights and will be able to return to normal and carry the pilgrims."
Of EAC's four B747-400s, only one, 9M-MPK (msn 28427), has been active in the last few days with the rest parked in either Kuala Lumpur International or Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta. Flightradar24 ADS-B data indicates the quadjet's last service for Saudia (SV, Jeddah International) - Algiers-Jeddah International - occurred on December 25, four days after the airline's ASP revocation. Despite the withdrawal of its licence, MAVCOM has said its embargo does not restrict the airline's ability to operate foreign ACMI/charter flights.
