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| Abd Karim (third right) presents a memento to Zamani while (from right) Zainuddin, Tiong, Hii and Sharzede look on. |
SIBU: AirAsia’s Sibu-Kota Kinabalu route will definitely help Sibu in its tourism development, says Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.
He said Sibu is one of the places they are focusing on, especially with the new road connecting Sibu and Kapit which is expected to be completed this year.
“Sibu will be the gateway to the hinterland of Sarawak. There are many good areas in the hinterland which we can now promote.
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“That is why we are very excited with this new development, especially if we can take some of the Sabah-bound tourists to extend their travel to Sibu as well,” he told a press conference after welcoming the arrival of AirAsia flight from Kota Kinabalu at Sibu Airport on Tuesday.
Abdul Karim said the new route would also benefit tourism industry players, including hoteliers, lodging houses, restaurants, transporters and cottage industry operators.
“We hope that with this Sibu-Kota Kinabalu sector in place we will be able to take Sibu to greater heights in as far as tourism is concerned,” he said.
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| Abd Karim places a bead necklace on a young passenger on arrival at Sibu Airport lounge. |
AirAsia commenced its Sibu-Kota Kinabalu flight on Jan 1.
A total of 113 passengers departed Kota Kinabaulu on board flight AK6092 at 6.40pm and arrived in Sibu at 7.25pm Tuesday. It was to celebrate the commencement of the route on Jan 1.
They were received on arrival by Abd Karim, AirAsia Government Relations director Zamani Rafique, permanent secretary to the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Hii Chang Kee, Sarawak Tourism Board chief executive officer Sharzede Saleh Askor, Sibu Municipal Council chairman Datuk Tiong Thai King and Malaysia Airport Sibu manager Zainuddin Abu Nasir.
AirAsia flies twice daily from Sibu to Kota Kinabalu and from Kota Kinabalu to Sibu. -TheBorneoPost
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