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Mukah Airport welcomes ATR aircraft

MUKAH: A bigger passenger aircraft, the ATR, is finally flying into the new Mukah Airport here. The airport commenced operations last June 17 after moving from the old STOLport or Short Take-Off and Landing. However, not all outbound and inbound flights are using the 70-seater ATR. A local travel agency staff said the ATR aircraft […]

Outbound flight fares from Mukah remain

MUKAH: Airfares from Mukah to outside destinations in Sarawak will remain at the current rate. It was previously announced that the new rate is effective from Aug 1 until 15 only. Local travel agent Mukah Travel Sdn Bhd (MTSB) staff Rosdi Basir confirmed that there was no change in the current ticket price. “The current […]

Outbound flight fares from Mukah increase

MUKAH: Airfares from Mukah to outside destinations in Sarawak have increased by RM11 since Aug 1. Local travel agent Mukah Travel Sdn Bhd (MTSB) recently announced the hike in the airfares on social media. “Please be informed that Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad will be implementing passenger services and security charges of RM11 to all passengers […]

Thumbs-up for new Mukah Airport

MUKAH: Airline passengers have given the new Mukah Airport here the  thumbs-up. Akit Sebli, who is in his sixties, said travelling had  become more comfortable with the upgraded facilities. “I just wish  more comfortable planes will be made available soon in line with the economic developments and better tourism facilities,” he told New Sarawak Tribune […]

New airport delights Mukah, Balingian folk

MUKAH: The new RM435.9 mln Mukah Airport, which welcomed its first arrival from Kuching on Thursday (June 17), is the result of a long-term plan devised by then Chief Minister Tun Pehin Seri Abdul Taib Mahmud. Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi said Taib’s successors and other relevant parties continued to work on the plan until […]

Special welcome to new Mukah Airport

BY DUWIN UDIH & SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA MUKAH: The first MASWings flight into the new Mukah Aiport received a special warm welcome as the terminal building began its first day of official operations today. MASWings Sdn Bhd stated that the Viking DHC6-400 Twin Otter flight MH3415 from Kuching arrived at Mukah safely at 10:05am and […]

Hoping for more links to other places

MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo is looking forward to see more flights connecting Mukah with other destinations in the country. He said perhaps there would be flights to and from Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru and Kota Kinabalu in future. He hoped the new routes would facilitate travel for the local people and others in the […]

Mukah Airport to be catalyst for development of Sarawak corridor of renewable energy

KUCHING: The Ministry of Transport Malaysia and the state government of Sarawak are confident that the new Mukah Airport will be a catalysing factor to the development of Sarawak’s Economic Plan for SCORE (Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy). Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Ir Dr Wee Ka Siong stated that the new airport is expected […]

New Mukah Airport operational soon

MUKAH: The new RM302.4 million Mukah Airport is 90 percent completed in January this year. The airport is undergoing its final maintenance work and is currently waiting for instructions from the authorities to begin operations. Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo said works have been disrupted for five months due to the movement control order (MCO). “It […]

New Mukah Airport handed over to Malaysian Transport Ministry

MUKAH: The new Mukah Airport will see an increase in air network as well as open up new connections along the coastal area. Located about seven kilometres from the town of Mukah, it will cater to the needs of larger ATR aircraft. According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), the completed […]