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Sarawak welcomed a new direct flight from Shenzhen to the state capital, which is expected to bring in more visitors from China.

The inaugural Loong Air chartered flight landed at Kuching International Airport at 12.15pm on Tuesday (Dec 9) with 85 passengers, who were given a traditional welcome by the Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) and other state agencies.

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00:00Sarawak welcomed a new direct flight from Shenzhen to the state capital,
00:05which is expected to bring in more visitors from China.
00:09The inaugural Lung Air chartered flight landed at Kuching International Airport
00:13at 12.15pm on Tuesday with 85 passengers,
00:18who were given a traditional welcome by the Sarawak Tourism Board and other state agencies.
00:24State Transport Ministry Permanent Secretary Datuk Wong-Hee-Xing
00:29said the flight was scheduled to fly weekly every Tuesday,
00:33departing Shenzhen at 8.20am and Kuching at 7.55pm.
00:38But once you have direct flights, I think more people will be encouraged to travel,
00:43whether from China national or Malaysia.
00:46And we hope that STB and also MOTEC can help us to do more vigorous promotion in China,
00:54especially we would like to welcome more Chinese tourists coming in
00:58so that we will be able to spare our economy of Kuching,
01:03particularly the whole Sarawak and also particularly in Kuching.
01:07And hopefully through this, we can encourage more airlines,
01:14especially not only from China and also from other countries.
01:17Wong also said Lung Air had given verbal indication of its plans
01:21to introduce direct flights from Hangzhou and Guangzhou to Kuching starting in March next year.
01:27He said this would improve connectivity between Sarawak and China,
01:31spurring tourism and economic ties.
01:34China Consul General in Kuching-Xing Weiping, who was also present,
01:39welcomed the flight as a positive move for connectivity and mobility,
01:43enabling people to travel between both cities more easily.
01:52China Consul General in Kuching-Xing We Значит World
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