State Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the Sarawak Tourism Board was working with ATS Global Travel and Charter Sdn Bhd on the Kuching Umrah Gateway initiative."We will start with one weekly flight in the first phase from August to October.
"In future we plan to increase it to five flights a week, subject to approval from Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation for direct flights from Kuching," he told a press conference here on Wednesday . Abdul Karim said the initiative was expected to help some 230,000 pilgrims from Malaysia, Kalimantan, Brunei and southern Philippines to perform the umrah over the next six years."An added attraction as part of the package will be the opportunity to experience Kuching before or after the umrah," he said.
Abdul Karim also said his ministry was now working on feeder flights from regional destinations to Kuching to support the hub initiative. He said he was in Jakarta recently for discussions with a subsidiary of Garuda Airlines on flying to Kuching.ATS chairman Datuk A Aziz Ahmad said the company was in the process of securing approval from Gaca for landing rights from Kuching.to our Premium Plan for an ad-free and unlimited reading experience!
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Gentari partners Sarawak Energy, SEDC Energy on Sarawak clean energy initiativesKUALA LUMPUR: Gentari Sdn Bhd has entered into two strategic collaboration agreements with Sarawak Energy Bhd and SEDC Energy Sdn Bhd respectively to explore potential opportunities in developing and deploying clean energy solutions in Sarawak.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
Minister: Sarawak govt to support all efforts to establish state as premier golf destinationKUCHING, June 27 ― The Sarawak government will support all efforts meant to establish Sarawak as a premier golf destination catering for both domestic and international...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
New St Peter’s Church Kuching able to accommodate over 1,000 parishionersHerald Malaysia - daily news source with Malaysian and Global coverage of the Catholic Churches. Catholic News,World Christian News, Malaysia Church News
Source: heraldmalaysia - 🏆 24. / 51 Read more »
Kuching counting on new signings to revitalise Super League seasonPETALING JAYA: Kuching City are hopeful that three of their new foreign signings will be able to revitalise their Super League season.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »
Provide easy funding for vernacular, mission schools in Sarawak, Putrajaya toldProvide easy funding for vernacular, mission schools in Sarawak, Putrajaya told FMTNews FMTEng
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »