MASwings is enhancing services in Sabah and Sarawak

KOTA KINABALU: MASwings will strive to continue providing safe, reliable, affordable and excellent services for the travelling public to Sabah and Sarawak, its managing director, Mohd Salleh Ahmad Tabrani said yesterday.

Speaking at a media briefing here, he said MASwings is undertaking a major fleet renewal programme this year and the next with a view to improving its rural air services (RAS) in Sabah and Sarawak.

Four new 68-seater ATR 71-500 aircraft have so far been acquired and they are being deployed to serve domestic routes in Sabah and Sarawak, said Mohd. Salleh.

Three more will be delivered before the end of this year and by March next year, MASwings will have 10 ATR 72-500 serving the Sabah and Sarawak regions, he said.

With the acquisition of ATR 71-500 aircraft, the existing eight Fokker 50 aircraft will gradually be phased out, he added.

Mohd. Salleh said the decision to purchase ATR 71-500 instead of jet was that the former is 60 per cent more fuel efficient than a 70-seat jet. “ATR 71-500 emits 50 per cent less carbon dioxide per passenger/kilometer, and is 50 per cent quieter than modern jet; thus, providing better customer comfort,” he said.

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