Sabah to have own airline by 2024

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Sabah Air Aviation Sdn Bhd chairman Kenny Chua says it will lease three aircraft by the end of this year.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/08/27/sabah-to-have-own-airline-by-2024/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2023/08/27/sabah-ada-syarikat-penerbangan-sendiri-menjelang-2024/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Maxis5G #Sabah #SAASB #OwnAirline

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00:00 Sabah's own airline is expected to take off by next year, says Sabah Air Aviation Sindhiran

00:09 Berhat Chairman Kenny Chua.

00:10 He is expected to sign agreements to lease at least three aircraft, not limited to Airbus

00:15 or Boeing, by the end of this year.

00:18 The SAASB chairman said negotiations are ongoing, but that the launch could take place earlier

00:23 than Sarawak's own MASWing.

00:26 Chua said Sabah used to be too reliant on federal funding, but is now on the same path

00:30 as Sarawak with foreign investments flowing into the state.

00:34 He said three possible names had been suggested for the airline - Sabah Airlines, Air Borneo

00:40 and Borneo Airlines - but left the decision to SAASB's board and Sabah Chief Minister

00:45 Haji Jinnur.

00:47 Chua also said the new airline would follow a low-cost business model that can compete

00:51 with existing operators.

00:54 He said Sabahans, especially students and civil servants, will get discounted prices

00:59 on the Kuala Lumpur-Kota Kinabalu route, which is currently served by Malaysia Airlines,

01:03 Firefly, AirAsia and MyAirline.

01:07 He also said SAASB is taking over the AirAsia Terminal 2 in Tanjung Aru to be repurposed

01:13 into a cargo terminal.

01:15 However, the land issues need to be resolved before all cargo can be centralized there

01:20 and may take three months before construction can begin.

01:25 (upbeat music)

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