AirAsia: Why low-cost carrier terminal needed
Published on: Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Kota Kinabalu: AirAsia has big plans for Sabah and the airlines is looking forward to increase the current three million passengers per annum to at least 12 million passengers.AirAsia Bhd CEO Aireen Omar said, they are confident that this figure is not far-fetched with a proper low cost carrier terminal in place here."Sabah has tremendous potential to be a key regional hub and we want to make this a reality," Aireen said in a statement, here, on Monday. She said, AirAsia has carried over 8.4 million people in and out of Sabah in the past two years and currently serves 698 weekly flights to and from Kota Kinabalu, Tawau and Sandakan.
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"The airline has also seen a growing trend of guests travelling from the Asian region and Australia into Kota Kinabalu through AirAsia's Fly-Thru service. "Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai and Perth are the top cities with people connecting into Sabah for the past year, and AirAsia currently has 24 Fly-Thru routes into Kota Kinabalu, providing easy access and convenience for visitors across the region to travel to Sabah."Meanwhile, Aireen thanked Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun and Sabah Tourism Board for recognising "our hard work and contribution to the state of Sabah with two prestigious awards." AirAsia was recognised with the Best Airlines Award, as well as the Minister's Special Award at the recent Sabah Tourism Awards 2015, on Saturday.
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The Best Airlines category recognised the airline that contributed to Sabah's tourism industry in terms of connectivity and bringing the highest number of visitors to Sabah in the past two years.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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"We have invested substantially in developing Sabah into becoming a key AirAsia hub and are very pleased that our efforts have paid off with the ever-growing numbers," Aireen said.
