亚洲航空(Airasia)从新加坡直飞马来西亚怡保航线,于昨日(12月3日)正式启航。首航从昨早11点40分,从新加坡樟宜机场四号航空楼出发,中午1时抵达怡保苏丹阿兹兰沙机场。

马来西亚亚航首席执行员理亚阿斯玛(Riad Asmat)指出,自10月发布的新山-怡保新航线,已承载接近1万名乘客,包括来自中国、印尼、印度及新加坡的乘客。

“新加坡-怡保新航线是我们致力扩展怡保网络的努力,并希望可以促进更多旅客前往怡保及霹雳。我们对霹雳州政府及旅游局的支持与合作表示感谢。”

至于霹雳州务大臣拿督斯里阿莫斐沙,对亚航为该州开拓第二条直飞怡保的国际航线,表示欢迎。

他相信,每周四趟往返新加坡和怡保的航班,有助落实霹雳州成为马国最重要旅游胜地的愿景。对此,他表示征积极提升当地设施,吸引游客来观光。

去年,超过763万9800人次的马国内地旅客访霹雳州,外国旅客也有26万7245人次,显示该州在发展旅游工业的显著潜能。

亚航每周共有16趟航班往返怡保、新山及新加坡。

亚航新山直飞怡保每周四趟,航班将于2019年2月12日,增加至每周七趟航班。

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