Jetstar To Start new Flights

Jetstar is scheduled to launch flights between Singapore and Langkawi in October, Kedah Tourism Action Council chairman Datuk Othman Aziz said Sunday.We are confident the flights will bring more Singapore tourists and other tourists passing through Singapore to Langkawi, he told reporters after the first Tiger Airways flight from Singapore flew in here with 142 passengers at 1.55pm.

Tiger Airways will have one flight a day to Langkawi, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Langkawi is its fourth destination in Malaysia, after Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur and Penang.Othman said Tiger Airways was the fourth airline to operate flights between Singapore and Langkawi, besides Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia and Silk Air.

Meanwhile, Tourism Malaysia deputy director general marketing Datuk Amiruddin Abu, who was also present to greet the Tiger Airways passengers, said more tourists from China were expected to visit Langkawi with the availability of chartered flights from Guangzhou to Langkawi for a one-year period from Aug 4.He said China Southern Airlines would operate the chartered flights to Langkawi and was expected to bring 17,264 tourists during the one-year period.
A tour agency was offering holiday packages in Langkawi for these tourists.