Rayani Air operates two Boeing 737-400, able to carry 180 passengers each.

It launched last December offering only halal food and modest clothing on its crew. It also served no alcohol.

According to reports, the carrier had its airline certification revoked by the country’s department of civil aviation on Monday and it was announced that Rayani Air could no longer operate as a commercial airline.

The move followed a three-month suspension after the airline failed to follow flight regulations.

In a statement Malaysia’s aviation commission said the airline “had breached the conditions of its Air Service Licence and lacks the financial and management capacity to continue operating as a commercial airline”, the BBC said.

The airline has previously faced criticism including complaints about cancelled flights as when pilots went on strike.

The carrier was based on the island of Langkawi and had been flying to both Kuala Lumpur as well as the northern city of Kota Bharu.

According to the BBC there had been plans to extend routes to more Malaysian cities and even to operate flights to Mecca for the Hajj.