NEW DELHI: The Malaysian airspace is expected to get more congested this year with an increasing number of foreign airlines set to fly to the Kuala LumpurInternational Airport (KLIA).

The latest is Kathmandu-based Alpine Air Pvt Ltd, which is getting ready to begin its service from Nepal’s capital to KLIA. The private airline will launch its international flights beginning this month and Malaysia has been listed as a priority destination in its expansion strategy.

“We plan to start the Kuala Lumpur operations in April. Initially we will fly four times weekly using the A320 aircraft. Labour and tourism traffic to Malaysia is very high and we will be focusing on both,” Alpine chairman cum managing director Surendra Malla told Bernama. About 300,000 Nepalese workers are currently working in Malaysia and tourist flow between both capitals is also on the rise. Malla said after Kuala Lumpur, the next destinations would be Guangzhou in China and major cities in India.