The aircraft being greeted with a water cannon salute upon landing in Tawau Airport
TAWAU: Sabah is expected to receive more tourists following thelaunch of the Kuching-Tawau direct flights by Airasia startingyesterday.
The inaugural Kuching-Tawau flight from Kuching International Airport was officiated by Sabah Deputy Chief Minister cum State Minister ofTourism, Culture and Environment Datuk Christina Liew.
“The flights will help boost the number of tourist arrivals further,” she said.
Besides, this new route launch came at the right time in line withthe state government’s aspiration to promote East Coast Tourism withspecial emphasis on Tawau and the neighbouring districts (Semporna,Kunak Lahad Datu and Sandakan) as new tourism hubs,” she said in herofficiating ceremony speech here.
Airasia yesterday celebrated its maiden flight from Kuching to Tawauand becoming the only airline to connect the capital of Sarawak to thethird largest city in Sabah.
The aircraft departed with Sarawak Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth andSports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah and Airasia Director ofGovernment Relations Zamani Rafique, and was greeted with a water cannon salute upon landing in Tawau Airport at 12.30 pm and received byChristina.
Airasia is offering celebratory fares from as low RM49 until 15 Disember 2018 for either way from Kuching or Tawau.
Meanwhile, Abdul Karim in his speech said that the new route wouldalso benefit both destinations Tawau-Kuching under the Borneo Brand andfurther enhance the relationship between the two Malaysian states onBorneo Island.
He said the opening of the new route was in line with the promotion for the Visit Sarawak Year 2019.
At the same time, he said he would make thorough plans concerning the cooperation between his ministry and the Tourism Ministry in Sabah topromote the Borneo Brand tourism sector.
Meanwhile, Zamani who represented Airasia Malaysia Chief ExecutiveOfficer Riat Asmat said the new service was part of Airasia’s continuing commitment to enhance air connectivity in east Malaysia.
Zamani also announced that Airasia was offering FREE SEATS for flight from Kota Kinabalu-Sibu and Kota Kinabalu-Bintulu where the promotion starts from now until Dec 16, 2018 for travel period between Jan 1, 2019 and Feb 4, 2020. – Bernama
Source: Borneo Post Online
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