Nine years after launching thrice weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur to Newark Airport via Stockholm, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) surprised many by announcing that it was suspending flights to New York due to what it said was low demand. The last flight to New York from Kuala Lumpur will be on 30 September while the last flight from New York will be on 1 October and on 2 October from Stockholm. MAS said it hopes to return to New York once demand picks up.