AirAsia, Sabah Tourism sign MoU for next five years
Published on: Thursday, July 04, 2024
Published on: Thu, Jul 04, 2024
By: Crystal E Hermenegildus
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MoU signing between the Sabah Tourism Board and AirAsia in Kota Kinabalu on July 4, 2024. (Photo: Daily Express/Crystal E Hermenegildus)
Kota Kinabalu: AirAsia and the Sabah Tourism Board signed a Memorandum of Understanding as both parties entered into a strategic partnership to boost the tourism industry for the next five years.
This partnership is set to bolster Sabah's status as a top-tier tourist hotspot by enhancing air connectivity between Sabah and the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), as well as the larger Asean region, North Asia and Oceania for the period of 2024-2028.
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AirAsia Group aims to enhance overall connectivity in Sabah by potentially launching 14 new domestic and international routes including Kota Kinabalu-Bandar Sri Begawan, Kota Kinabalu-Perth, Tawau-Guangzhou, Sandakan-Hong Kong, and more.
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