By Olivia Miwil
olivia@nst.com.my
March 18, 2016
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is confident of surpassing its aim of 60,000 tourist arrivals from Taiwan by year end.
State Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment minister Datuk Pang Yuk Ming said it was not impossible to achieve the target with the addition of new direct flight between two destinations.
“Last year, the state recorded 41,000 arrivals which was 31 per cent increase than the previous year.
“With the addition of the new budget Tigerair Taiwan airline, it is not impossible for us to achieve the target by year end,” he said in a reception welcoming the budget airline’s inaugural flight from Taipei to the Kota Kinabalu International airport, here, this morning.
The airline’s chief executive officer Kwan Yue said the carrier chose Sabah as the state was a resort destination with modern facility and possessed a strong cultural element as well as providing good hospitality.
“We are able to generate high interests among people to come to Sabah within short time of marketing the destination.
“The airline foresees great potential (in this partnership) and looking forward to increase frequency and offer affordable price tickets to the people,” he said.
The inaugural three hour and 30 minute flight carried 172 passengers.
Tigerair Taiwan will operate four flights weekly to here from Taipei, which also has connections with Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.
Also present was Sabah Tourism Board chairman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/133496/tigerair-taiwan-touches-down-kota-kinabalu
olivia@nst.com.my
March 18, 2016
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is confident of surpassing its aim of 60,000 tourist arrivals from Taiwan by year end.
State Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment minister Datuk Pang Yuk Ming said it was not impossible to achieve the target with the addition of new direct flight between two destinations.
“Last year, the state recorded 41,000 arrivals which was 31 per cent increase than the previous year.
“With the addition of the new budget Tigerair Taiwan airline, it is not impossible for us to achieve the target by year end,” he said in a reception welcoming the budget airline’s inaugural flight from Taipei to the Kota Kinabalu International airport, here, this morning.
The airline’s chief executive officer Kwan Yue said the carrier chose Sabah as the state was a resort destination with modern facility and possessed a strong cultural element as well as providing good hospitality.
“We are able to generate high interests among people to come to Sabah within short time of marketing the destination.
“The airline foresees great potential (in this partnership) and looking forward to increase frequency and offer affordable price tickets to the people,” he said.
The inaugural three hour and 30 minute flight carried 172 passengers.
Tigerair Taiwan will operate four flights weekly to here from Taipei, which also has connections with Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.
Also present was Sabah Tourism Board chairman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/03/133496/tigerair-taiwan-touches-down-kota-kinabalu
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