SIBU: The cancellation of Firefly operations between Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak and Sabah would severely hamper the development of the state tourism industry.
PKR Lanang division chairman George Chen said the government should, in fact, encourage more foreign airlines to operate these routes to attract foreign investments and ensure that the local produce could be exported promptly.
“However, instead of bringing in more airlines, what we have here is the cancellation of the Firefly operation,” he told a press conference here yesterday afternoon.
The proposed merger of AirAsia and MAS and the swapping of shares among the directors recently have sent shockwaves across the aviation industry with many speculating the eventual cancellation of the Firefly services in the Sarawak and Sabah routes.
“We suspect there are some other agendas behind the merger of the AirAsia and MAS,” Chen said.
If it was for political reasons, Chen said, it would defeat the 1Malaysia slogan of ‘People’s First, Performance Now’.
Chen urged the governments of Sarawak and Sabah to take immediate steps to get Firefly to resume their flights in the two states.
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.PKR Lanang division chairman George Chen said the government should, in fact, encourage more foreign airlines to operate these routes to attract foreign investments and ensure that the local produce could be exported promptly.
“However, instead of bringing in more airlines, what we have here is the cancellation of the Firefly operation,” he told a press conference here yesterday afternoon.
The proposed merger of AirAsia and MAS and the swapping of shares among the directors recently have sent shockwaves across the aviation industry with many speculating the eventual cancellation of the Firefly services in the Sarawak and Sabah routes.
“We suspect there are some other agendas behind the merger of the AirAsia and MAS,” Chen said.
If it was for political reasons, Chen said, it would defeat the 1Malaysia slogan of ‘People’s First, Performance Now’.
Chen urged the governments of Sarawak and Sabah to take immediate steps to get Firefly to resume their flights in the two states.
Continue reading at: Cancellation of Firefly operations hampers development of Sarawak tourism industry
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