Proud moment for family of late Sabah tourism iron lady as AirAsia unveils tribute livery

The Star

It was a proud and emotional day for the family of the late Datuk Irene Benggon Charuruks after AirAsia unveiled a special livery in tribute to the woman dubbed the 'Iron Lady of Sabah Tourism.'  The livery was revealed in a simple yet meaningful ceremony at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) on Monday (Dec 4).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5n8rtebj  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Tan Sri, you did not hesitate to dedicate a plane to our late mother.

00:07 This is a very fitting tribute to Ma to keep her memory alive.

00:13 [Music]

00:41 Going back to more than two years ago, it was a surprise for the family

00:46 when Tan Sri Tony dedicated the plane, especially during COVID,

00:53 the hardest time for the travel industry.

00:56 We were very touched when you sent out that video.

01:00 Today, seeing her name on the plane makes it all so real.

01:06 It is wonderful.

01:08 So Irene, this is for you. We are going to name a plane after you.

01:13 It will be the first plane we have ever named.

01:16 [Music]

01:27 She loved Saba so much and here we are today.

01:31 This plane will fly out of Saba and carry travellers back home.

01:37 Thank you so much Tan Sri Tony and Dato' Kamaruddin.

01:41 You made it happen.

01:43 [Music]

01:55 [Music]

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