SIBU: The state will strive to improve its air connectivity to boost its tourism industry.
Sarawak Tourism Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg said he would meet the top management of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) this week in Kuching to discuss the matter.
He was asked to comment on calls from local tourism players here for a direct flight from Singapore to here.
“We will see what we can do,” Abang Johari, who is also Housing Minister, told The Borneo Post after ‘Majlis Ramah Tamah Aidil Fitri’ for central zone cum Saberkas leadership award Friday night.
He said he could not comment further until after the meeting, slated on Sept 26.
Sarawak Central Region Hotel Association chairman Johnny Wong Sie Lee called on the government to help make the Sibu/Singapore route a reality.
He reasoned that Singaporeans would flock to visit Sibu if the direct flight was available.
“Otherwise, they will be waiting too long in transit and this is putting them off,” Wong lamented.
Meanwhile, the Divisional Tourism Task Group (DTTG) met recently, to call for more flights to Sibu.
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