KUCHING, Oct 20: AirBorneo is set to launch its inaugural direct flight between Kuching and Jakarta on October 23, expanding air connectivity between Sarawak and Indonesia.
Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the new route would boost medical tourism and provide Sarawakians with an alternative travel option to Indonesia, apart from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
“We are very happy. On the 23rd of this month, that’s on a Friday, we will have our first inaugural Kuching – Jakarta flight by AirBorneo.
“That will definitely boost up our medical tourism, as well as giving a good alternative to Sarawakians to visit Indonesia, apart from going to Kuala Lumpur or Singapore,” he said during his ministerial winding-up speech at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUS) sitting here today.
