AirAsia urged to play bigger role in promoting Sarawak
KUCHING: The Sarawak Transport Ministry has urged budget airline AirAsia to play a bigger role in promoting Sarawak within the BIMP-EAGA region and other international destinations. Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin said he had a discussion with AirAsia Berhad chief executive officer Riad Asmat last month on the matter. “Therefore, I hope this will […]
Fly2Campus helps students returning to campus obtain info on flight services
KUALA LUMPUR: Students of higher learning institutions who wish to return to campus are encouraged to use the Fly2Campus application provided by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) to obtain information on flight services. Higher Education Minister Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad in a post on her official Facebook page, said the Fly2Campus system is an […]
1,520 passengers on eight flights flew to Langkawi under travel bubble project
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 1,520 travellers flew to Langkawi on eight flights under the Langkawi Domestic Tourism Bubble pilot project today. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said they travelled via Malaysia Airlines (four flights), Air Asia (three flights) and a Malindo flight. “I saw that some passengers had brought their own Covid-19 […]
Cargo flights only to and from India since April 28
PUTRAJAYA: Only cargo flights were permitted to and from India since April 28, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. He said since that date Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) passenger flights from and to India had been prohibited from entering Malaysia and this was following a National Security Council meeting chaired by Prime […]
Living life on a different altitude
Flight attendant, Rawina Wahab is also a mother of two. Describing her days, she said that she is more than an air stewardess. Some days can get tough, but the exhaustion to her is a good one as she is finally living her dream job of soaring in the sky. A different environment, everytime Obsessed […]
Back to usual flights effective Sept 1
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced that all incoming and outgoing flights to and from Sarawak will be back to usual operations effective September 1. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said flights into Sarawak had been reduced earlier to control entries and taking into consideration the state’s quarantine capacity. […]
Flights into Sarawak reduced
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee has agreed to reduce the number of flights into the state from Aug 1 to Aug 14. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the reduction of scheduled flights would involve return flights by AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines. “The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has made a decision to […]
More AirAsia flights between Kuching and Sibu
KUCHING: AirAsia Berhad will be increasing its flight frequency for the Kuching-Sibu-Kuching route from the existing seven flights weekly to 21 flights weekly, or from one flight daily to three flights daily. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin revealed that the new flight frequency of 21 flights weekly would take effect on August 1. “In […]
Number of KL-Sarawak flights, passengers reduced
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided that the number of flights and passengers from Kuala Lumpur to Sarawak be reduced to help curb Covid-19 pandemic at the state. This is to ascertain that there are enough rooms at designated quarantine centres such as hotel rooms to cater for incoming passengers at any […]
More food aid by air for rural folk
KUCHING: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM) recently made four more successful food supply deliveries to three rural areas in the state. The rural areas which received the basic food supplies which were transported by a TUDM EC 725 AP helicopter were Long Lellang, a small village in Kelabit, Patik and Ba Lai. The flights […]
