KOTA KINABALU, June 25 (Bernama) — Budget airline, AirAsia is scheduled to commence direct flights between Kota Kinabalu and Bangkok, Thailand, next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement today, the Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry said this was discussed by its Minister, Datuk Jafry Ariffin, and AirAsia Malaysia chief executive officer (CEO) Riad Asmat in a meeting in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jafry also met with Capital A Bhd\u00a0group CEO\u00a0Tan Sri Tony Fernandes who\u00a0expressed his appreciation to the Sabah state government for their decades-long cooperation in developing AirAsia\u2019s aviation industry in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jafry said his ministry welcomed AirAsia’s efforts in expanding the domestic and international network with the opening of new direct flight routes to the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am optimistic the additional new network would be able to attract more tourists, hence further boosting Sabah\u2019s tourism industry,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To-date, AirAsia\u2019s direct flights from Kota Kinabalu are to\u00a0Singapore and Manila, while flights from Kota Kinabalu to South Korea are operated by South Korea\u2019s Jin Air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ministry through the Sabah Tourism Board has also collaborated with AirAsia via its\u00a0Super App application\u00a0in promoting tourist attractions and destinations in\u00a0Sabah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jafry is also confident the availability of a faster and more robust online travel agency platform would enable the state\u2019s tourism industry to grow faster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
— BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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