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Tourism Malaysia welcomes Air China to Malaysia

To celebrate the occasion, the Chairman of Tourism Malaysia, Mr. Wee Choo Keong, gave a special welcome dinner for Air China officials and crew as well as the passengers of the inaugural flight tonight at Saloma Bistro and Theatre Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur.

PUTRAJAYA – Tourism Malaysia is happy to welcome the inaugural flight by Air China, the flag carrier and one of the major airlines of the People’s Republic of China, to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on 25 October. The new, four times a week service from Beijing Capital International Airport operates using an Airbus A330-300 aircraft. 
 
To celebrate the occasion, the Chairman of Tourism Malaysia, Mr. Wee Choo Keong, gave a special welcome dinner for Air China officials and crew as well as the passengers of the inaugural flight tonight at Saloma Bistro and Theatre Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. Also feted were a group of Chinese media and tourism trade participants of the Tourism Malaysia Mega Fam, who are here to have a first-hand experience of Malaysia’s tourism attractions and offerings.
 
Mr. Wee said, “This is indeed a significant moment in the tourism history of Malaysia and China, as we move forward to strengthen ties between our two countries.
 
China is an important market for Malaysia, bringing in 1.6 million tourists to Malaysia last year. It is ranked third in our top ten tourist source markets after Singapore and Indonesia, and naturally, we wish to strengthen our efforts to engage with this market.
 
Air China’s return to Malaysian shores is especially meaningful this year. It demonstrates Air China’s confidence in Malaysia’s tourism industry despite a difficult year. Malaysia is proud to be working together with a leader in the aviation industry.
 
Connectivity is, after all, the heart of tourism, and I am sure that the reestablishment of this direct route will help improve tourist arrivals and receipts between our two nations.
 
I believe that Chinese tourists will appreciate Malaysia for our natural resources – our pristine rainforests, beautiful islands and beaches, marine life and many more. With Mandarin being widely spoken here, along with the warm, sunny weather year-round, Chinese tourists will feel truly at home in our multi-racial and multi-cultural country.
 
With this four weekly Air China flight, connections to China has increased to 195 flights a week, with a maximum capacity of 40,896 passengers.

 

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