KUCHING: AirAsia Bhd (AirAsia) officially
announced the introduction of direct flights from Kuching to Kota Bharu,
Kelantan’s state capital.
The three times a week flights will commence on March 22 onwards,
making it AirAsia’s eighth domestic route from Kuching and also giving
the airline the distinction of the sole airline to connect Kuching
directly to the East Coast of Peninsular.
In conjunction with this, AirAsia are giving away free seats which
are available for booking online at www.airasia.com starting yesterday
until Feb 2.
Guests will only need to pay for the applicable taxes and fees from
RM29 one way. The travel period for these free seats will be from the
commencement of the inaugural flight on March 22 until January 31 next
year.
AirAsia’s head of commercial, Kenny Wong, said the flights will
operate every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, departing Kuching at 7am
and arriving at Kota Bharu at 8.55am, while vice-versa flights from Kota
Bharu will depart at 9.20am and arrive back in Kuching at 11.20am.
“AirAsia is committed towards connecting communities, especially bridging the gap between East Malaysia and Peninsular Malaysia.
“We recently launched the Kota Kinabalu–Kota Bharu direct flights last November, and the response has been overwhelming.
“This shows that there is a pent-up demand to connect both Sabah and
Sarawak directly to the East Coast of the peninsula, and we are proud to
announce this new route from Kuching directly to Kota Bharu, which we
expect to receive the same overwhelming response,” he said
With Visit Malaysia Year 2014 (VMY2014) now going on, he also
expressed optimism this new direct route will provide the best
opportunity for international tourists from either end to further
discover the various attractions that Malaysia has to offer.
“With just a short flight, they will be able to experience the
diverse cultures, cuisines and warmth of Malaysians; and AirAsia is
proud to be the sole airline to operate this route, further contributing
towards the efforts of VMY2014,” added Wong.
AirAsia already connects Kuching to the north of Peninsular with
direct flights to Penang, and to the south as well with direct flights
to Johor Bahru.
The airline was also proud to state that it connects both East
Malaysia and Peninsular with 427 flights weekly, and offers the best
connectivity within East Malaysia as well.
Source: The Borneo Post | 21 January 2014
No comments:
Post a Comment