BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Brunei) -- The Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) is set to witness greater economic growth with improved air connectivity.
The area is now increasingly emerging as an economic region with good development potential, unlike 18 years ago, when BIMP-EAGA was established.
However, during each BIMP-EAGA ministerial meeting the limited air connectivity has been identified as a setback in the efforts to develop the area.
The matter was again brought up during BIMP-EAGA's latest meeting in Cagayan De Oro, the Philippines in November 2011.
BIMP-EAGA leaders were optimistic that good air connectivity would serve as a catalyst for the region's economic activities, especially in the tourism and trade sectors.
At the end of the BIMP-EAGA Ministerial Meeting in Cagayan De Oro, the four nations agreed to look into ways to enhance aerial connectivity within the region.
Their consensus also included the initiative to extend the existing MoU with more destinations in the list, including those outside the BIMP-EAGA cooperation scope.
INAUGURAL FLIGHT
The consensus achieved enabled a Malaysian regional airline based in Sarawak, MASwings, to emerge as the first airline to connect entry points within BIMP-EAGA, with inaugural flights to Brunei and Indonesia.
Numerous parties felt that the flights were necessary and their introduction were timely.
Sabah's Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Bolkiah Ismail noted improved air connectivity would also help boost trade and tourism activities and, indirectly, the ties between member states.
The MASwings' flights to Brunei are contributing to this objective. Effective 6 Feb 2012, there are two daily flights between Kota Kinabalu-Bandar Seri Begawan and three weekly flights between Kuching-Bandar Seri Begawan.
Continue reading at: MASwings To Boost Air Travel Within East Asean Region
.The area is now increasingly emerging as an economic region with good development potential, unlike 18 years ago, when BIMP-EAGA was established.
However, during each BIMP-EAGA ministerial meeting the limited air connectivity has been identified as a setback in the efforts to develop the area.
The matter was again brought up during BIMP-EAGA's latest meeting in Cagayan De Oro, the Philippines in November 2011.
BIMP-EAGA leaders were optimistic that good air connectivity would serve as a catalyst for the region's economic activities, especially in the tourism and trade sectors.
At the end of the BIMP-EAGA Ministerial Meeting in Cagayan De Oro, the four nations agreed to look into ways to enhance aerial connectivity within the region.
Their consensus also included the initiative to extend the existing MoU with more destinations in the list, including those outside the BIMP-EAGA cooperation scope.
INAUGURAL FLIGHT
The consensus achieved enabled a Malaysian regional airline based in Sarawak, MASwings, to emerge as the first airline to connect entry points within BIMP-EAGA, with inaugural flights to Brunei and Indonesia.
Numerous parties felt that the flights were necessary and their introduction were timely.
Sabah's Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Bolkiah Ismail noted improved air connectivity would also help boost trade and tourism activities and, indirectly, the ties between member states.
The MASwings' flights to Brunei are contributing to this objective. Effective 6 Feb 2012, there are two daily flights between Kota Kinabalu-Bandar Seri Begawan and three weekly flights between Kuching-Bandar Seri Begawan.
Continue reading at: MASwings To Boost Air Travel Within East Asean Region
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