Aceh Besar (ANTARA News) - A Malaysian airline, AirAsia, opens direct flights from the Indonesian province of Aceh to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
"This is a new history for Malaysia in view of the opening of cooperation opportunity in tourism and economy," Malaysia tourism promotion director Noor Azman Samsudin said at Sultan Iskandar Muda airport here on Tuesday for a maiden flight to Kuala Lumpur.
He said the flight would be carried out three times a week namely on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
He said in the company of Malaysian consulate general in Medan Fauzi AirAsia would operate an Airbus-320 for the service that has 180 seats.
"From now on people in Aceh would no longer have to go to Medan first if they wish to fly to Malaysia, or to arrive in Medan from Malaysia before reaching Aceh," he said.
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