Friday, April 11, 2008

Extend open-sky policy to Sarawak, Sabah


KUCHING: The open-sky policy between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur should be extended to cover Sabah and Sarawak, said Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.

He said that using Singapore as a gateway to Kuching and Kota Kinabalu would boost the growth of tourism in the two East Malaysian states.

Taib said this while launching budget carrier AirAsia’s Jakarta-Kuching direct flight at Kuching Hilton on Wednesday.

The thrice-weekly flight was kicked off on April 1.

Thanking AirAsia for linking Sarawak via several regional routes, Taib promised that state authorities would help the airline get a special terminal here.

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