News
15 December 2011
MASwings To Hold Promotional Fest For Flights To BIMP-EAGA Destinations
MASwings Sdn Bhd will hold a promotional fest soon in conjunction with the launch of its inaugural flights within the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) in February.
Chief Executive Officer Datuk Capt Mohd Nawawi Awang said travelers could start booking for the flights at fares expected to be at half the price offered by other airlines either at the end of this month or early January.
"For the first phase of our international operations, we will be flying to three destinations beginning Feb 1 using our ATR 72-500 aircraft which can accommodate up to 72 passengers.
"We are confident that this phase would be successful and in future, we hope we can get our parent company Malaysia Airlines to provide us with bigger aircraft to fly to further destinations within the region," he said at the announcement of MASwings' expansion into the BIMP-EAGA region here today.
Mohd Nawawi said the routes that would commence operations on Feb 1 were Kota Kinabalu-Bandar Seri Begawan (twice daily) and Kuching-Bandar Seri Begawan (three times weekly).
He said beginning Feb 6, MASwings would be operating the Kuching-Pontianak (in West Kalimantan) route once daily while the Tawau-Tarakan (in East Kalimantan) route three times weekly from Feb 13.
Currently, he said, Royal Brunei Airlines was the sole provider of the Kota Kinabalu-Bandar Seri Begawan route, while Indonesia-based airline companies Batavia Air and Kal Star Aviation operated the Kuching-Pontianak route.
Issued By: Corporate Communications Department MASwings