OREANDA-NEWS. Malaysia Airlines announced a bimodal agreement with TGVAIR, allowing the airline to commercialize a journey from start to finish including a TGV journey between a province train station and the CDG Airport TGV station as well as a connecting flight on Malaysia Airlines at CDG Airport.

Jean-François Raudin, Malaysia Airlines Sales and Marketing Manager France, and Marie-Christine Renaudie, TGV AIR Airline Partnerships Manager during the official ceremon.

Passengers based in the French provinces and travelling on Malaysia Airlines can now enjoy this new train / flight bimodal service departing from 19 TGV train stations, including check-in from the start of the journey to the final destination thanks to the TGVAIR product.

The new service is available to Malaysia Airlines passengers from the following TGV train stations : Aix-en-Provence TGV, Angers-St-Laud, Avignon TGV, Bordeaux St Jean, Champagne-Ardenne TGV, Le Mans, Lille, Lorraine TGV, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nîmes, Poitiers, Rennes, St-Pierre-des-Corps, Strasbourg, Toulon and Valence TGV.

When arriving to their departure SNCF TGV train station, Malaysia Airlines passengers can check-in to their final destination, including on their Malaysia Airlines connecting flight at CDG Airport. This way, they are already pre-checked in when arriving at CDG Airport.

This service offers numerous advantages to Malaysia Airlines passengers:

Simplicity : No need to purchase their flight tickets and TGV train tickets separately. Passengers traveling from the provinces to Kuala Lumpur and beyond can use a single ticket for their journeys from their departure train station to CDG Airport TGV station, and from CDG Airport to Kuala Lumpur on Malaysia Airlines flights. Once in Kuala Lumpur, they can continue they journey to any destination in the airlines' extensive network.

Flexibility : The agreement between Malaysia Airlines and TGVAIR comprises 19 cities, covering the major part of the French territory. Regardless of the departure province, there is always a possibility of immediate boarding at a nearby train station.

Serenity : Passengers buy a fare from start to finish, which means a single transport contract. If they miss their flight or their train because one or the other is delayed, they will be supported.

Time saving : No need to book separately and coordinate both parts of the trip. The air / railway ticket is not only more practical, it is also easily modified if necessary.

Better value : It is much easier and cheaper to choose the combined Malaysia Airlines / SNCF ticket than to purchase a flight ticket and train ticket separately.