KOTA KINABALU, July 14 — Sabah is set to rejuvenate its tourism industry with the return of direct flights from five countries, in particular South Korea which will see travellers coming in from Busan.
State Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Environment cum Sabah Tourism Board chairman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai said with the latest twice-weekly route, Sabah was showing up on international travel destination routes again. “We are definitely considering expanding direct flights and possibly resuming previously suspended direct routes from Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, and China,” he said, adding that they were keeping in touch with airline companies.