KOTA KINABALU – Malaysia Airlines has commenced its direct flights between Kota Kinabalu and Singapore, following its inaugural flight, arriving yesterday.
The first flight arrived at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) at 12.25pm yesterday via flight MH648 from Changi International Airport, Singapore.
Malaysia Aviation Group chief executive officer Izham Ismail says the new service will boost connectivity and flexibility for those bound for Singapore.
“With this new service, passengers from Singapore can seamlessly connect to Sabah to discover the state’s scenic attractions, and even fly to the surrounding states through KKIA via sister airlines Firefly and MASwings.
“We look forward to further expanding our growth, introducing new strategic routes and increasing our capacity to achieve more than 70% of our pre-Covid-19 capacity by year-end,” he said in a statement here today.
Sabah Tourism Board general manager Noredah Othman said the reopening of the Singapore-Kota Kinabalu route last April recorded an increase, with 1,248 arrivals in May and 3,015 arrivals in June.
“With the inclusion of Malaysia Airlines, we are confident that this trend will continue,” she said.
Malaysia Airlines will now serve the Singapore-Kota Kinabalu route three times a week, departing from here via MH647 at 7am, as well as departing from Singapore via MH648 at 10am. – The Vibes, August 28, 2022
