Saturday 20 October 2012

MORE ROUTES, MORE PASSENGERS






LAUNCHED.... MASwings Chief Commercial Officer Shauqi Ahmad (second right) launched the MASwings 5th Anniversary Promotional Fares, together with Sales, Marketing & Charter Manager Zamani Maran, Reservations and Tiketing Head Sabah Noor Jamela Mohd Razi, and Sales & Marketing Manager Sarawak Abu Bakar Sahadar.

By : FIZAH YUSOF

MASwings has targeted a total passenger volume of 1.6 million for 2013. The company is optimistic that the target can be achieved with the signing of the framework agreement on the Bangsamoro will increase their number of passengers.

"When we want to open certain destinations, safety and security is one of the determining factors for us," said Sauqi Ahmad the Chief Commercial Officer MASwings during the press conference for the launching of MASwings 5th Anniversary Promotional Fares.

He said with the new development (the peace accord in South Phillipines) it will be good business not to just MASwings but also to other airlines operating in the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) region.

A wholly-owned subsidiary of national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS), MASwings' further expansion into the BIMP-EAGA region will shed its image as just a rural airline for Sabah and Sarawak.

"We have so far reached Bandar Seri Bangawan, Tarakan and Pontianak. We aimed to transform ourselves from being just a domestic operator to becoming an active regional player," he said.

MASwings is planning to mount new route in Philippines that will start flying beginning the first quarter of 2013.

"Puerto Princesa is one of the destinations that we are looking into but this is subject to approval from the Ministry of Transportation." Shauqi believes this new destination, well-known for its underground river, is a good opportunity for people to experience new tourist destinations.

Before that, MASwings,  has launched the 5th Anniversary Promotional Fares.

The offer is valid from 17 October 2012 until 24 October 2012 for a travel period from 19 October 2012 until 31 March 2013, covering journeys on the Sandakan, Tawau, Kota Kinabalu, Lahad Datu and Miri routes.

According to MASwings sources, the airline started operations in October 2007 with 450 flights per week covering airports in Sabah and Sarawak, and has now reached close to 940 flights per week. - Insight Sabah

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