First Ever Charter Flight From Nagoya’s Centrair Airport Departs For Kota Kinabalu

NAGOYA, 9 MAY 2013 – A joint cooperation between Tourism Malaysia and major Japanese travel agency, H.I.S. Co., Ltd, has resulted in the first ever charter flight to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, from Nagoya’s Centrair Airport which departed on 2 May 2013.

The charter flight, which carried 260 passengers, utilised an A330 -300 China Airlines aircraft, and signified a new milestone in tourism relations between Japan and Malaysia. The tour packages sold were for 5 days 3 nights, and brought the tourists to areas around Kota Kinabalu, Ranau, and Kundasang. Places visited by the group included the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, Kinabalu Park, and Poring Hotsprings.

Currently, there are no direct flights from the Chubu region to Malaysia, ever since the closure of the Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur- Chubu route in January 2008.

The Tourism Malaysia - H.I.S. Co. Ltd initiative is expected to increase the sale of outbound tourism to Malaysia from the Chubu region, as well as lay the groundwork for more charter flights to Kota Kinabalu and other Malaysian destinations in the near future.

Charter Flight details:

Airline:	China Airlines
Aircraft:	A330-300 (307 seats)
Number of tourists:	260

Departing Flight

Date	Location	Time
May 2nd, (Thu) 2013	Centrair	21:50 (* scheduled) departure
May 3rd, (Fri) 2013	Kota Kinabalu	02:05 (* scheduled) arrival

Returning Flight

Date	Location	Time
May 6th, (Mon) 2013	Kota Kinabalu	02:45 (* scheduled) departure
May 6th, (Mon) 2013	Centrair	08:45 (* scheduled) arrival

-Tourism Malaysia.
http://www.tourismmalaysia.gov.my/