Singapore Low-cost Air Link To Extend To Other Malaysian Cities

[Naim 6]

The floodgate is now truly open.

 

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January 24, 2008 16:00 PM

 

Chan: Singapore Low-cost Air Link To Extend To Other Malaysian Cities

 

 

IPOH, Jan 24 (Bernama) -- Low-cost air services with Singapore could be extended to several cities in Malaysia besides Kuala Lumpur, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said Thursday.

 

Discussions on this under the bilateral air services agreement will be held soon, and Ipoh will be one of the destinations, he told reporters here after a briefing for Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali on the Ipoh-Padang Besar double-track rail electrification project.

 

Chan said the government's move follows the interest shown by a number of low cost carriers to service routes between Singapore and several Malaysian cities, adding that these proposals had found favour with the state governments concerned.

 

The carriers who have shown interest include Singapore-based Tiger Airways and Jetstar Asia as well as Malaysia's AirAsia and Firefly.

 

Jetstar Asia, Tiger Airways and AirAsia begin plying the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route on Feb 1.

 

Chan said Jetstar Asia has named Ipoh as one of the Malaysian destinations it would like to serve.

 

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-- BERNAMA

 

[Azuddin 1]

Melaka is upgrading their airport. if they come, i could fly to SIN more often

 

Azuddin

[Aaron Goh 1]

pls fly to Kch......Tiger, Jetstar, AK whoever pls as many flight as can be.

[Gavin Andrew David 6]

Fly to Ipoh .. hahaha .. so funny .. even air asia dont want to fly there

another case of talking alot of rubbish

[Ewan Shamsudin 0]

BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI

[jeff 0]

BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI

 

YA! I THINK SO...

[Rozhan 0]

Excellent! More tourism business for Malaysia and vice versa. Local communities in small towns can expect economic benefits from this, and poverty can perhaps be reduced.

[Fitri Shukri 0]

PEN PEN PEN PEN PEN PEN PEN PEN

[kianhong 0]

WSSS >> WMKI :yahoo:

 

There are actually alot of people from Ipoh working in Singapore, like me. Most buses leaving Ipoh for SG are quite full. I know cause I used such bus services when I studied in UTM and more recently cadetship with SQ. Situations get even worst when Raya or CNY holiday come, buses were fully booked 2 months in advanced and prices were jacked up almost 100%. It make perfect sense to me as an overnight bus from SG to Ipoh takes about 7 hours. I would love them to have direct flight between these two cities. I'm sure a lot of people would find it a much more convenient way to travel between SG - IPH. I too can go back home more often.

 

AirAsia terminated the flight between IPH-JHB due to technical reasons i.e short runway, not lack of demand as most would think. I hope they upgrade the friggin' runway ASAP. My best bet now is Firefly's plan to ply JHB - IPH route using ATR-72-500 at the end of 2008 or early 2009.

[KK Lee 5]

The floodgate is now truly open.

 

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January 24, 2008 16:00 PM

 

Chan: Singapore Low-cost Air Link To Extend To Other Malaysian Cities

IPOH, Jan 24 (Bernama) -- Low-cost air services with Singapore could be extended to several cities in Malaysia besides Kuala Lumpur, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said Thursday.

 

Means AK is lobbying the gomen to operate SIN from BKI, KCH and PEN.

 

 

[Gavin Andrew David 6]

What happened to the Orbis eye hospital thing ...

wasn't it supposed to be based in ipoh?

[BC Tam 2]

What happened to the Orbis eye hospital thing ...

wasn't it supposed to be based in ipoh?

It wasn't Orbis

It wasn't just 'eye'

It wasn't Ipoh

Gosh, why can't I recall the facts for something so significant

I'll look it up, promise !

 

Ok, link is here

 

Still, I remember there was a thread here on this very forum. Deeper search required !

 

Name is Global Flying Hospital !

Edited January 25, 2008 by BC Tam

[LeeCH 0]

WSSS >> WMKI :yahoo:

 

There are actually alot of people from Ipoh working in Singapore, like me. Most buses leaving Ipoh for SG are quite full. I know cause I used such bus services when I studied in UTM and more recently cadetship with SQ. Situations get even worst when Raya or CNY holiday come, buses were fully booked 2 months in advanced and prices were jacked up almost 100%. It make perfect sense to me as an overnight bus from SG to Ipoh takes about 7 hours. I would love them to have direct flight between these two cities. I'm sure a lot of people would find it a much more convenient way to travel between SG - IPH. I too can go back home more often.

 

AirAsia terminated the flight between IPH-JHB due to technical reasons i.e short runway, not lack of demand as most would think. I hope they upgrade the friggin' runway ASAP. My best bet now is Firefly's plan to ply JHB - IPH route using ATR-72-500 at the end of 2008 or early 2009.

 

Well said. This is one very lucrative route. And I know one captain in SQ who would welcome this more than anyone else. Oh, and also many other Malaysian girls in SQ Kebayas.

[Yusoff 1]

WMKP WMKP WMKP WMKP WMKP WMKP WMKP WMKP

 

Hah! Penang won!

 

More competitors. Hope our MH and AK could spare better....

[Samuel Chy 0]

BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI.... you will not regret one...

[Sing Yew 1]

Well said. This is one very lucrative route. And I know one captain in SQ who would welcome this more than anyone else. Oh, and also many other Malaysian girls in SQ Kebayas.

 

Well, time will tell whether it will be a lucrative route. If that actually materialises, even more choices for me then.

 

CH, I think I know which SQ captain you're referring to. He commutes quite frequently between SIN and IPH.

 

[kianhong 0]

Well said. This is one very lucrative route. And I know one captain in SQ who would welcome this more than anyone else. Oh, and also many other Malaysian girls in SQ Kebayas.

Hehe... I know that a good number of Singapore Girls are actually Ipoh Girls. Personally I know a 744 SFO from Ipoh. He told me that he actually drive back to Ipoh only during school holidays.

 

Hope there will be some form of regular air service back to IPH soon.

 

BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI BKI.... you will not regret one...

Now, SilkAir fly to BKI mah. Perhaps add a Tiger or Pornst*r to the list?

Edited January 25, 2008 by kianhong