AirAsia announces daily direct Kota Kinabalu?Taipei flights
AirAsia is to launch direct flights daily to Taipei from Kota Kinabalu, further expanding its international connectivity from East Malaysia.
This new Kota Kinabalu–Taipei route will begin on 15 January 2010 and follows AirAsia’s first route connecting Taipei from Kuala Lumpur with five flights a week.
Kathleen Tan, regional head of commercial for AirAsia group noted, “We launched direct flights to Taipei from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok this year and the response has been amazing. The travelling trend to places such as Taipei is increasing and with growing potential household income in East Malaysia, we believe there will also be strong potential demand from East Malaysian travellers to fly directly to the city. The timing of our inaugural flight in January is great as we can ride on the peak Chinese New Year season at both ends.
“With the presence of growing Chinese ethnic population in Kota Kinabalu who are willing to spend more on leisure and a growing interest in East Malaysia to explore Orient cities, we feel that this is a strategic move to create interest and stimulate tourism demand in Taipei,” Tan added.
Photo shows Kathleen Tan, regional head of commercial, AirAsia Group (left), and Muhamad Nasir Pahmi, director of Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board, unveiling the promotion fare of new Taipei–Kota Kinabalu route.
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