Malaysia Airlines bets on new China routes, eyes 2019 IPO

Malaysia Airlines bets on new China routes, eyes 2019 IPO

Ground crew work among Malaysia Airlines planes on the runway at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang July 25, 2014. REUTERS/Olivia Harris/Files

Malaysia Airlines is betting on its first new routes in almost a decade and growth in China, where it wants to triple business over five years, to help it return to profitability in 2018 and list the year after, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

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