Malindo Air (OD/MXD) — hybrid carrier from Malaysia, based at Kuala Lumpur International (KUL), not an alliance member.About Malindo Air
Malindo Air is the airline most travellers still search for under that name, but it has been branded Batik Air Malaysia since 2022. It is the Malaysian arm of Indonesia's Lion Air group and flies Boeing 737s with a hybrid product — more generous than a pure low-cost carrier, with checked baggage and in-flight entertainment on most fares, but priced well below the flag carrier.
If you booked as Malindo and your boarding pass says Batik Air Malaysia, nothing has gone wrong: it is the same airline under its current name.
Malindo Air flights from Beijing Daxing
Kuala Lumpur from Daxing, launched as part of the group's Chinese expansion and operated with Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft on a several-times-weekly rather than daily pattern. Because it is not a daily service, a disruption here has fewer recovery options than on the flag carriers' routes.
Malindo Air serves one destination from PKX: Kuala Lumpur, 3 flights a week in the 2026 schedule.
Route lists change with the summer and winter schedules, and frequencies change more often than that. For the flights operating today, check the live arrivals and departures boards.
Planning your trip
At Beijing Daxing, Malindo Air checks in at Level 4 departures (international). Check-in closes 30 minutes before departure on domestic flights and 45 minutes before departure on international ones — Daxing is a large building, and the walk from check-in to a far gate is a real part of your timing.
- Search and check in under Batik Air Malaysia — the Malindo name no longer appears at the airport.
- Not a daily service. Build slack into onward plans in case the flight moves.
- The group is separate from Batik Air Indonesia despite the shared brand; the booking sites are different.
Getting to the airport takes planning of its own: the Daxing Airport Express and the intercity railway are the fastest options from central Beijing, with taxis and private transfers as the door-to-door alternatives. The airport guide covers terminal layout, security and what is open landside.