MIRI: The proposed ATR 72-500 flights by MASwings, starting this month, is expected to change the aviation landscape by eventually taking over the national air routes within Sabah and Sarawak from the Fokker 50 aircrafts, which will be phased out.
It is to be launched in Kuching by Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud on Sept 12.
This was revealed by a flight administrative executive of MASwings.
More of the new aircraft, the first for MASwings, a wholly owned company of MAS, have been ordered to replace the ageing Fokker aircraft.
It was also revealed that this fleet of aircraft would eventually take over all Fokker routes under the Rural Air Services (RAS) in East Malaysia including Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu, Miri, Limbang, Mulu and in Lawas when the proposed new airport project is completed.
Industry sources said the first ATR 72-500 aircraft for MASwings is expected to serve the increasingly busy KK-Mulu route as tourist traffic to this world natural heritage site had increased recently.
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