KUALA LUMPUR: Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd, a member of MMC Group, has resumed its international flight to China after welcoming the first AirAsia flight that arrived from Guangzhou at 6.55am yesterday.
The three weekly flights between Johor Bahru and Guangzhou is also part of AirAsia's strategy in resuming its international service to China from other hubs in the country. This is followed by the resumption of services from Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu to Macao, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Kunming.
Chief executive officer Kennedy Ayu said Senai Airport was pleased to have the arrival of 110 passengers from AK1395, which marked the airport's international flight resumption.
"Among the passengers of the China mainland, Johor is well-known for leisure and business and the resumption of this service will give exciting opportunities to both destinations," she said.
AirAsia chief executive officer Riad Asmat said the low-cost airline was proud to be the first airline that connects Johor Bahru to an international destination after the pandemic.
"We will continue to expand our network to and from China in response to the increasing travel demand, especially as the country reopened its borders to tourism this month.
"Since recommencing our operations from China last month, we have flown close to 10,000 Chinese visitors to Malaysia, reaffirming once again that Malaysia is a top destination for Chinese travellers.
"We look forward to working with our stakeholders including Senai International Airport to return our service to pre-pandemic levels, which in turn will support the local tourism and economic sectors as a whole," he said.
AirAsia is offering a 20 per cent discount for flights from Johor Bahru to Guangzhou as well as to Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Kuching and Kota Bahru in line with the service resumption.