[5] It was headquartered in Subang Jaya, Selangor and primarily operated from KLIA2, the low-cost carrier terminal of Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
On 12 October 2023, the airline announced that it has permanently suspended operations effective immediately due to “severe financial challenges”.
The team identified that the post-pandemic travel recovery would establish a good potential to build a new airline, including a lower price rate for aircraft leases, as well as the surplus of airport slots and skilled aviation-related professionals.
[4] The carrier, with a fleet of 3 Airbus A320 operated its inaugural service from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kuching, Kota Kinabalu and Langkawi.
[20] The company's domestic route development was continued on 16 December 2022, following MYAirline's announcement to inaugurate two new destinations to Tawau and Miri.
[18][4][9] While its international expansion to Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam was originally planned to be operated by March 2023,[22] has since being rescheduled to began by June 2023.
[24] In April 2023, MyAirline introduced the Kota Kinabalu-Tawau flight on its network, becoming the first scheduled route in the company to be operated completely outside Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
According to the MyAirline's CEO, Rayner Teo, the carrier has recorded more than half of its passengers flying towards East Malaysia and it is expected that the percentage will be increased within the next few months.
Following the announcement on Oct 16, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the license of low-cost carrier MYAirline Sdn Bhd will be suspended temporarily.
[32] The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has suspended MYAirline Sdn Bhd's air operator's certificate (AOC) effective Monday (Oct 16).
[34] MYAirline co-founder Dato Allan Goh Hwan Hua has been arrested together with his wife, Datin Neow Ean Lee and their son, Sean Goh Tze Han in which they were remanded for four days to assist investigations under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
[40] On 2 November 2023, the transport minister announced that affected passengers could request for their refunds by filing chargebacks with their respective banks or credit card providers.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia confirmed this absence of registered planes, stressing that a minimum of two aircraft is required for the airline to be recertified for operation.
[42] In April 15, The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia has confirmed that the airline has missed its dateline in finding its investors to resume operation.
As a result, the airline has lost its AOC and air service licence (ASL)[43] MYAirline established its headquarters in Subang Jaya, Selangor.
[44] MYAirline introduced a red colour scheme with grey stripes progressed towards the aircraft's front fuselage, while its logo is painted on the vertical stabilizer.