Sunday, February 20, 2005

Some Comments on the Discontinuation of the Direct Sydney-KK Flight


Effective end of April 2005, the twice-weekly direct flights from Sydney to Kota Kinabalu operated by Australian Airlines will be discontinued. The decision made by Australian Airlines was unclear but it was not likely to be due to lack of popularity.

Since the direct flights were introduced almost two years ago, there has been a significant increase in the number of Australians coming to Sabah either for leisure or for business.

The direct flights have also been popular among Malaysians residing in Sabah. Besides being relatively cheaper in cost, the Kota Kinabalu to Sydney flights were also a time-saver for Sabahans in particular, who normally have to fly to Kuala Lumpur in the West of Malaysia for transit flight to Australia.

The discontinuation of the Sydney-KK direct flights is truly a shame but on the other hand, given the popularity of this route in its short history, it should give Malaysia's own air carriers such as MAS and even better still the no-frill-low-fare AirAsia, a golden opportunity to consider flying direct from KK to Sydney and even Melbourne, and other cities in Australia.

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