Firefly to set up full-fledged hub in KK in May, says Sabah Tourism Minister

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KOTA KINABALU: Low-cost carrier Firefly will set up a full-fledged hub here in May, which will pave the way for the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) sister company to take over some routes from MAS.

Also in the pipeline is the introduction of direct flights connecting China destinations to Sabah later this year.

Launched in April 2007, Firefly, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MAG, provides connections to various points within the country, southern Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia’s Sumatra, with Penang and Subang as current hubs. “Upcoming plans are for the airline to operate three routes taking over from MAS, namely Kota Kinabalu-Sandakan, Kota Kinabalu-Tawau and Kota Kinabalu-Kuching.

She said according to Ahmad Luqman, Firefly direct flights from China to Sabah would only begin in the second quarter onwards of 2023.

 

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