MAS to add 3 international routes from KK(3786)

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has finalised plans to add three international routes from Kota Kinabalu effective December.

In
a statement, the national carrier said it would also increase
frequencies to an existing international route from the capital of
Sabah.

A total of seven weekly services for these four routes will be operated using the latest 160-seater B737-800 aircraft.

Group
Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said although four
international routes from Kota Kinabalu were suspended in January and
February, the airline has now finalised plans to introduce flights
between the Kota Kinabalu and three cities in the region.

"We
will announce details of this development in the near future once we
have the clearance from the regulatory authorities," he was quoted as
saying in the statement.

The additional routes and more flights
to an existing international route are expected to improve inbound
tourist arrivals to Sabah and increase Kota Kinabalu's significance as
the national carrier's eastern hub of Malaysia.

Apart from MAS,
its wholly-owned subsidiary, MASwings, also commenced international
operations this year linking Kota Kinabalu to Brunei and also Tawau to
Tarakan, Indonesia.
-- BERNAMA