Pact with India a boon for Malaysia tourism

New Delhi: Malaysia has taken the lead in forging closer aviation links with India with a pact that envisages unlimited direct flights to as many as 18 big and small cities. This is more than any other country.
Return India-Malaysia fares starting from Rs18,000 (RM1,550) cheaper than, say, Hong Kong, is expected to boost tourist arrivals to Malaysia.
Tourism Malaysia and Malaysia Airlines have engaged in a high-profile campaign for the past two years.
The pact will allow designated airlines from both countries to operate any number of services to and from tourist destinations such as Patna, Lucknow, Guwahati, Gaya, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Khajuraho, Aurangabad, Goa, Jaipur, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Amritsar, Visakhapatnam, Ahmedabad and Tiruchirapalli — and closer to Malaysia, Port Blair.
The agreement came when the two sides resolved the deadlock over allowing AI Express and Air Sahara (now Jetlite) to fly to Malaysia.
18/07/07 Mahendra Ved/New Straits Times, Malaysia

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Categories: Foreign Jul 2007