Lure more low-cost airlines to Sandakan: YB
Published on: Saturday, May 20, 2023
By: Winnie Kasmir
Elopura Assemblyman Calvin Chong
SANDAKAN: Elopura Assemblyman Calvin Chong described the Firefly flight from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan starting May 16 as not something the locals wanted.Firefly is one of the subsidiaries of Malaysia Airlines Group (MAG).
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“The addition of Firefly flights in Sandakan does not represent the entire market, but only focuses on the business of the company group.
“I hope the Malaysian Tourism Board, the Tourism Association, the federal and state Department of Tourism and related units can provide suggestions and try to attract more low-cost airlines to the Sandakan market, so as to achieve the effect of market diversification,” he said.
Calvin believes that neither Sandakan residents nor foreign tourists will be satisfied with the few airline options currently available.
“What we want is for the aviation market to bring more diverse options to consumers, and not just allow big companies to monopolise market demand,” said Calvin.
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