KOTA KINABALU: Budget carrier AirAsia X may operate international flights out of the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) in two years’ time, its managing director Datuk Tony Fernandes said.
He said Sabah’s geographic central location between Japan, China and Australia made KKIA an obvious choice as another hub for AirAsia X.
However, there were various conditions which had to be fulfilled before the budget carrier could use the airport and they include having more direct air links between the state capital and regional destinations, said Fernandes, who is also AirAsia group chief executive officer.
For a start, AirAsia will re-establish its Kota Kinabalu-Bangkok flights and is keen on getting its air services between Kota Kinabalu and Singapore going.
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