AirAsia Adds Two New Sabah-Singapore Routes

17 April 2009

KOTA KINABALU-- AirAsia will add two new routes between Sabah and Singapore starting June, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.

"The new routes are Tawau-Singapore and Sandakan-Singapore. With the two additional routes, three Sabah cities are now connected with Singapore," he told reporters after holding a dialogue with Chinese community leaders at Sekolah Menengah Kian Kok near here, Friday night.

AirAsia currently flies between Kota Kinabalu and Singapore.

Ong said the landing rights were approved following a negotiation in Singapore on Tuesday.

"The frequencies of the flights is up to the airline. A Singapore airline has also been given the rights to ply the routes and its frequency will match that of AirAsia," he said

He said the new routes would help boost the state economic activities especially the tourism industry.