AirAsia introduces daily flights from Kota Kinabalu to Brunei

AirAsia, the World’s Best Low-Cost airline continues to boost its East Malaysia connectivity by launching another international route from Kota Kinabalu to Brunei. The new service will be the airline’s 6th international service from Kota Kinabalu and 2nd international service from Brunei.

 

The daily flight from Kota Kinabalu and Brunei, opens for sale for the booking period from 3-Jul-2009 to 12-Jul-2009 for the travel period from 9-Sep-2009 to 30-Apr-2010.  In conjunction with this launch, AirAsia will be offering all-in-fare from RM29 one way.

Kota Kinabalu is AirAsia’s second and biggest hub after Kuala Lumpur, serves nine domestic routes that include Penang, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Sibu, Miri, Labuan, Tawau, Sandakan, while the international sectors are Macau, Shenzhen, Clark, Jakarta and Singapore.

The flight for the new sector which is set to commence on 9th September 2009, will cater to the emergent demands from East Malaysia. More importantly, this new service will not only stimulate travel and enhance connectivity but also tap the existing market from Brunei and feed the traffic to AirAsia’s vast route network in the region and beyond including routes serviced by AirAsia’s long-haul affiliate, AirAsia X.

Regional Head of Commercial AirAsia, Kathleen Tan,  said ‘We are launching this new service with direct daily flights which is a testament of our confidence in this sector. Our low-fare will certainly benefit the immense demands from business travelers and foreign workers especially with the huge potential segments from Indonesia and Philippines. Yet again, we are proud to service an underserved market and play such a vital role in increasing traffic, promoting tourism, boosting trade and stimulating the growth of the traveling market particularly in East Malaysia. Bruneians can now benefit from our low-fare and visit our lush tropical rain forests, enjoy the panoramic view and entice them to visit the state which is well known for its rich ecotourism activities,”

“The Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam exudes the color and mystique and the attractions in Brunei are just fantastic. Guests will be welcomed with open arms and feel its charm the moment they step out from the aircraft and thrilled with the many places of interest in Brunei such as The Royal Regalia Building, Jerudong Park Playground, Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque and many more!”

(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 03-Jul-09

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