{"id":1596,"date":"2023-01-02T09:34:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T09:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/2023\/01\/02\/hong-kong-tourists-return-to-sabah-to-start-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T02:13:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T02:13:52","slug":"hong-kong-tourists-return-to-sabah-to-start-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/?p=1596","title":{"rendered":"Sabah start off 2023 with arrivals of Hong Kong tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-20230102-WA0018-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1594\" class=\"wp-image-1594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-20230102-WA0018-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-20230102-WA0018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-20230102-WA0018-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holidaysabah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG-20230102-WA0018.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>KOTA KINABALU: Sabah begins the New Year with the resumption of its first flight from Hong Kong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flight which arrived on January 2, and was received with a welcome ceremony at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport, brought in 138 passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reinstated by AirAsia, the HKG-BKI route will operate twice a week, every Wednesday and Sunday, with a capacity of 186, for a total of 372 seat capacity a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noredah Othman, CEO of Sabah Tourism Board said \u201cI am glad that finally, AirAsia has reactivated its Hong Kong \u2013 Kota Kinabalu route, adding another international connectivity to Sabah.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHong Kong is one of our top target markets, and this is a great start in 2023 for our tourism industry. Sabah is blessed with beautiful islands and beaches, making us a preferred destination for Hong Kong travelers.\u201d Noredah adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AirAsia presently connects Kota Kinabalu to five major international cities: Singapore, Manila, Bangkok, Taipei and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the resumption of the Hong Kong \u2013 Kota Kinabalu route, Sabah now receives 64 weekly direct international flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other direct flights are from South Korea (29), Singapore (14), Philippines (6), Brunei (5), Taiwan (4), Japan (2) and Thailand (2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sabah will continue to improve access to the state by increasing the number of international flights from major foreign cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KOTA KINABALU: Sabah begins the New Year with the resumption of its first flight from Hong Kong. The flight which arrived on January 2, and was received with a welcome ceremony at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport, brought in 138 passengers. 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