AirAsia's Kota Kinabalu-Labuan flight will boost economic activities
Jailani Hasan, BERNAMA.
The soon-to-be-launched new domestic route of Kota Kinabalu-Labuan by AirAsia Bhd will help to boost economic activities on the island.
Consumer Association of Sabah and Labuan (CASH) president Datuk Patrick Sindu said the consumers, especially those with businesses, had been facing difficulties travelling between Kota Kinabalu and Labuan due to limited flights by national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS).
“The move by the airline company should have been implemented long ago. Travellers have to use the ferry to travel between Labuan and Kota Kinabalu which takes about three hours,” he told Bernama today.
AirAsia’s chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes last Thursday announced that AirAsia would launch a new domestic route, Kota Kinabalu-Labuan, beginning this Sept 26.
The low-cost airline said the daily flight would increase air connectivity in Sabah and provide an added entry point to get into Kota Kinabalu, the main gateway to Sabah.
He said the air linkage provided by AirAsia has someway assisted to open various economic and business opportunities since it launched the flight in Sabah six years ago.
The fares for new routes start from as low as RM9.00, excluding airport taxes, fuel surcharges and fees, and are applicable for one-way travel only.
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