 By the end of 2016, China Southern Airlines stopped its charter flights to Malacca.The airport is also used as the base of the Malaysian Flying Academy (MFA), which has been operating out of the airport since 1987.AirAsia group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said he had discussed with Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai in Putrajaya on 29 June 2016 for the potential of turning the Malacca International Airport into a Low-cost terminal.