Airasia Offers Direct Flights To Penang From KK, Kuching
By Azrol Azmi

Bandar Seri Begawan - Airasia has announced its latest route which flies direct from Kota Kinabalu or Kuching to Penang starting from February 7.

In a statement issued by Air Asia, as of February 7, both airlines’ hubs in East Malaysia are serving direct flight to the Pearl of Orient island of Peninsular Malaysia.

Penang International Airport received the inaugural flight from Kuching with AirAsia aircraft landed on the tarmac at 7.40pm on February 7, carrying 100 guests onboard.

Flight AK5951 was received by Teng Chang Yeow, Penang Exco, Tourist Development & Environment and Dato' Tony Fernandes, Group CEO of AirAsia Berhad.

A lion dance performance and guests greeted the passengers disembarking from the aircraft.

The inaugural flight from Kota Kinabalu arrived earlier in the morning with flight AK5851 carrying 81 guests onboard.

The statement further added that AirAsia will operate four flights weekly to Penang from its hubs in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching respectively.

Dato' Tony Fernandes also stated that with the latest addition, not only will Penang enjoy connectivity from five AirAsia hubs, which are the Low Cost Carrier Terminal, Johor Bahru, Bangkok, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, but it will also benefit from passenger traffic passing through these hubs including tourist traffic from Vietnam, Macau/China, Brunei and Indonesia.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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