(KPL) Laos and Malaysia have agreed to increase direct flights between Vientiane and Kuala Lumpur following an agreement between the Lao Aviation Transport Department and Malaysia Airlines.

Under the recently-signed deal, the number of direct flights will be increased from three to seven a week.

Laos will not limit the number of flights between the two countries, Viengsay Singkhama, Director of the Lao Aviation Transport Department, said, adding that they are non-stop flights without transit through a third country.-