David Eyre 
First service to Australia by Malindo Air. Flight OD151 from Kuala Lumpur landed on runway 21 at 2:41pm and is seen here being greeted by a water cannon salute from local fire fighting crews. The first service was operated by a Boeing 737-800, but they are supposed to use a 737-900ER. The inaugural flight departed Kuala Lumpur over an hour late at 9:32am (scheduled departure is 8:25am), but made up time en route, arriving 36 minutes late, after a flight time of 5 hours 7 minutes. 9M-LNW is a recent addition to Malindo’s fleet; it first flew on 6 October 2015 and was delivered on 17 October 2015.
Photo © Jim Woodrow
First service to Australia by Malindo Air. Flight OD151 from Kuala Lumpur landed on runway 21 at 2:41pm and is seen here parking at Bay 151A at 2:46pm. The first service was operated by a Boeing 737-800, and departed Kuala Lumpur over an hour late at 9:32am (scheduled departure is 8:25am), but made up time en route, arriving 36 minutes late, after a flight time of 5 hours 7 minutes. 9M-LNW is a recent addition to Malindo’s fleet; it first flew on 6 October 2015 and was delivered on 17 October 2015.
Photo © Jim Woodrow
First service from Australia by Malindo Air. Flight OD152 returning to Kuala Lumpur, seen here after take-off from runway 21 at 3:50pm. A later departure from Kuala Lumpur led to the aircraft arriving in Perth 36 minutes late, and it then departed Perth 45 minutes late, arriving in KL at 9:11pm. 9M-LNW is a recent addition to Malindo’s fleet; it first flew on 6 October 2015 and was delivered on 17 October 2015.
Photo © David Eyre
19 November 2015 © David Eyre
Malindo Air operated their first service to Perth (also their first service to Australia) today.
Boeing 737-800 9M-LNW operated the inaugural flight, arriving on runway 21 from Kuala Lumpur as flight OD151 at 2:41pm.
As it taxied in, it was greeted by a traditional water cannon salute from the Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting crews, parking at Bay 151A.
The return service OD152 to Kuala Lumpur took off from runway 21 at 3:50pm.
Just flew QF Perth to Singapore on a 738 which was torture.
Almost a five hour trip.
Think I’m going to get into another 738 for a five, plus, hours trip to KL?
Nay, methinks.