Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur International) has officially retired the B737-400 from its fleet following the type's last revenue flight from Penang to Kuala Lumpur International on Sunday June 15. At the decommissioning ceremony, Malaysia Airlines Group CEO, Ahmad Jauhari Yahya, praised the -400 for its reliability adding that they would be replaced with newer B737-800s, of which it currently has fifty-four.

“The Boeing 737-400 has been a real workhorse for us, reliably flying our guests for the past 22 years. Now it is time to make way for newer aircraft for our guests’ greater comfort. So we say Thank You to our Boeing 734 fleet – Thank You for 22 Great Years of Flying as Malaysia Airlines.”

According to the ch-aviation aircraft database, the carrier had still operated a total of twelve B737-400s this year used on domestic flights as well as on short-haul regional services to Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei and Medan Kuala Namu in Indonesia.