Dec 28, 2019

MALAYSIA WELCOMES CHARTER FLIGHT FROM KAZAKHSTAN TO LANGKAWI

LANGKAWI, 28 DECEMBER 2019: A total of 235 tourists from Kazakhstan, arrived at Langkawi International Airport on a charter flight at 10.30 am today to begin their 9-day tour of Langkawi. They will indulge in the island’s best experiences by visiting places of interest and savouring local delicacies.


The Kazakhstan-Langkawi charter flight service is a result of a collaboration between Tourism Malaysia, Embassy Alliance Travel Berhad and Kompas Tour - one of the main tour operators in Central Asia. The collaboration sees a total of three charter flights operating between Almaty and Langkawi until January 2020.

The first charter flight, which arrived today, was welcomed by the Datuk Musa Yusof, Director General of Tourism Malaysia and Dr. Hezri Adnan, Chief Executive Officer of Langkawi Development Authority (LADA).

The second and third flights are scheduled to arrive on 4 and 12 January 2019 respectively. Malaysia is eyeing to welcome a total of 705 passengers from Kazakhstan to Langkawi during this winter season through this charter flight service. The Boeing 757-200 model flight with expected capacity of 235 passengers per flight, operated by Sunday Airlines, will carry all passengers directly to Langkawi from Almaty.

In 2018, Malaysia welcomed 13,861 tourists from Kazakhstan. As of September 2019, tourist arrivals from Kazakhstan registered a total of 13,912, an increase of 33.6% compared with corresponding period last year.

ENDS

For press information, contact:
Mr. Muadz Samat,

Assistant Director, Corporate Communication Division
Email:muadz@tourism.gov.my
Tel: +603 8891 8755

For charter flight information, contact:
Mr. Rizal Mas,
Snr. Assistant Director, International Promotion America/Europe/Oceania
Email:rizal@tourism.gov.my
Tel: +603 8891 8373

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MALAYSIA TOURISM PROMOTION BOARD OR TOURISM MALAYSIA is an agency under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture Malaysia. It focuses on the specific task of promoting Malaysia as a preferred tourism destination. Since its inception, it has emerged as a major player in the international tourism scene. In 2018, Malaysia registered 25.8 million tourist arrivals and RM84.1 billion tourist receipts, placing it among the major tourism destinations of the world.

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