I-Changi Airport Group ibambe umcimbi wokwamukela i-Firefly namuhla ukugubha ukuqala kwenkampani yezindiza ukusebenza e-Singapore. Izivakashi ezigibele indiza engu-FY3505 zisuka e-Subang (Kuala Lumpur) zamukelwe ngemfudumalo eSikhumulweni Sezindiza sase-Changi's Budget Terminal (BT). IFirefly, eqale ukusebenza ngendiza e-BT ngoJulayi 1, 2009, iyinkampani yezindiza yesine ukujoyina umndeni wakwaChangi ngo-2009.

I-Firefly, inkampani ephethwe ngokugcwele ye-Malaysia Airlines, isebenzisa izindiza eziyisithupha zansuku zonke phakathi kwe-Singapore ne-Subang (Kuala Lumpur). Inkampani yezindiza izoqala ukusebenza imizila phakathi kwe-Singapore nezindawo e-Malaysia, njenge-Ipoh (izindiza ezihleliwe ziqala ngoJulayi 12, 2009), Kuala Terengganu (kusukela ngoJulayi 14, 2009), Kuantan (kusukela ngoJulayi 22, 2009), naseMalacca (kusuka Septhemba 1, 2009). Inkampani yezindiza futhi ihlela ukwethula izindiza eziya e-Alor Setar nase-Kota Bahru ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kulo nyaka.

Sekukonke, i-Firefly izongeza izindiza zansuku zonke ezingu-12 eziya esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Changi, ezimele ukwanda ngamaphesenti angu-12 ezindizeni ezihleliwe zabagibeli phakathi kweSingapore neMalaysia. Ngamasevisi amasha enkampani yezindiza, i-Changi Airport izoxhunywa namadolobha ayisishiyagalolunye e-Malaysia ngezindiza zansuku zonke ezingu-110, okuyenza ibe isikhumulo sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe esixhumeke kakhulu eMalaysia.

Isikhulu esiphezulu seChangi Airport Group, uMnu. Lee Seow Hiang, sithe: “Inkampani yezindiza iFirefly iyinkampani yesine entsha ukujoyina umndeni wezinkampani zezindiza eChangi Airport kulo nyaka, kanti ukungena kwayo kuveza ingqophamlando entsha ekuthuthukisweni kokuxhumana emoyeni phakathi kweSingapore ne I-Malaysia. Abagibeli abaya eKuala Lumpur sebenenye indlela ekahle yokufika eSubang, eseduze nenkaba yedolobha laseKuala Lumpur. Ngokokuqala ngqa eminyakeni eminingi, i-Firefly izoxhuma i-Changi Airport ezindaweni ezintsha ezingu-4 zase-Malaysian, okuyi-Ipoh, i-Kuala Terengganu, i-Kuantan, ne-Malacca, okulethe izixhumanisi zedolobha lase-Changi endaweni ephakeme engu-196. Lawa madolobha ahlinzeka ngengxube ehlukahlukene yamagugu, isiko, nemvelo ekhanga kakhulu kubahambi kuyo yonke iminyaka. Ngikholelwa ukuthi lezi zixhumanisi ezintsha zizozuzisa kakhulu imboni yezokuvakasha nezamabhizinisi emazweni ethu amabili.”

UMnu. Lee wanezela, “Izindiza ezintsha zeFirefly eziya e-Changi zizokwengeza emakethe yohambo lwendiza esivele idlondlobala phakathi kweSingapore neMalaysia. Phakathi kukaJanuwari noMeyi 2009, inani lokunyakaza kwabagibeli phakathi kwala mazwe amabili libhalise cishe izigidi eziyi-1.3, ukukhula ngamaphesenti angama-20.2 uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esihambisanayo ngonyaka odlule. Uma kubhekwa amandla ethrafikhi aqinile emizileni yase-Singapore-Malaysia kanye nenethiwekhi yomoya ebanzi ye-Changi Airport, ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi i-Firefly izothola amathuba amaningi ebhizinisi amasha e-Changi. Ngakho-ke, ngikhuthaza iFirefly ukuthi iqhubeke yandise ukusebenza kwayo esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Changi futhi yengeze izinsizakalo ezintsha ezivela kwamanye amadolobha aseMalaysia ziye eSingapore. I-Changi Airport izimisele ukweseka iFirefly ekukhuleni kwayo eSingapore.”

Ngokungeziwe kwe-Firefly, Isikhumulo Sezindiza i-Changi sizoxhunywa yizinkampani zezindiza ezihleliwe ezingu-85, ngezindiza ezihleliwe zamasonto onke ezingu-4,602 ukuya endaweni ephakeme kakhulu yamadolobha angu-196 emazweni angu-60.