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Wed, 12/17/2014 - 04:45
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KT-Medan Direct Flight To Boost Tourism Sector In East Coast

From Amrizan Madian MEDAN (Indonesia), Dec 17 (Bernama) -- The direct return flight from Kuala Terengganu to Medan, which commenced on Nov 24, has been seen as having vast potential to boost the tourism industry in the two states. You Wing Sdn Bhd Regional Manager in Medan, Heru Tony Hardjanto, said ever since it was fully operational using the Sriwijaya Air service, the number of passengers for the sector had shown a positive increase. "Since its commencement three weeks ago, the number of passengers on the flights from Kuala Terengganu to Medan was recorded to have increased by almost 80 per cent, while from Medan to Terengganu, by 50 per cent," he told Bernama here. He said the Ipoh-based You Wing Sdn Bhd had chosen Terengganu as their new destination as the state was located on a strategic location between Kelantan and Pahang, after their direct flight from Medan to Ipoh launch on Nov 25. Tony said the tour agencies in Medan had also expressed confidence that tourist attractions and products in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia would be able to lure more tourists to use the direct flight service. Prior to this, he said most tourists had to transit at the KL International Airport before hopping on their connecting flight to either Terengganu and Medan. "With the direct flight, tourists from Terengganu can now fly to any major cities in Indonesia, such as Jakarta and Bandung, through Medan because there are many flights to those destination being offered daily, and this is definitely easier," he said. Tony said for the long run, the company was looking into the possibility to provide connecting flights from Kuala Terengganu to Jeddah, or Beijing and other destinations in the Asian region. During this promotional period, he said You Wing was offering a one-way ticket for as low as US$28 (RM99). The flight is available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. -- BERNAMA

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