JETSTAR TO START SINGAPORE-LANGKAWI FLIGHTS

LANGKAWI (Malaysia), Aug 3 (Bernama) -- Jetstar is scheduled to launch
flights between Singapore and Langkawi in October, Kedah Tourism Action Council
chairman 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 (capital city of East Malaysia state of Sabah), Kuala Lumpur and Penang
(northern state).

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)
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,
he added.

-- BERNAMA