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LANGKAWI: The domestic tourism sector on this duty-free island, which has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, is finally coming to life, with more flights landing at Langkawi International Airport (LIA) each day.
The executive director of the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA), Dr. Ahmad Hezri Adnan, said that this meant that more tourists were arriving, giving a huge boost to the island’s tour operators.
“Yesterday a total of 27 flights arrived at the LIA, and today 23 more. We were informed that hotel reservations on the island have been encouraging and, if this continues, we can reach the goal of 250,000 tourist arrivals this month, ”he said.
He told reporters this after welcoming the inaugural AirAsia AK6289 flight from Kota Bharu, Kelantan, which landed at the island’s holiday resort at 1:15 p.m. today.
It is known that since December 17, LIA has been handling more than 20 flight arrivals per day from Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA 2); Senai International Airport, Johor; Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang, Selangor; and Penang International Airport, and the trend is expected to continue through the end of this month.
Regarding the Kota Bharu-Langkawi route, Hezri said AirAsia was scheduled to operate three flights per week, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, starting today.
“Today’s flight, with 96 passengers on board, took one hour and five minutes to arrive from Kota Bharu. The Langkawi-Kota Bharu flight, with 108 passengers on board, departed at 1.40 pm, ”he said, adding that AirAsia will operate its Ipoh-Langkawi route on Wednesday (December 23). -Bernama
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