KOTA KINABALU: Uzbekistan tour operator Osmon Aero has indicated an curiosity in introducing charter flights connecting Tashkent and Kota Kinabalu.
After a gathering with Sabah Tourism, Culture, and Environment Assistant Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai right here on Friday (June 3), its representatives stated they hoped to see this develop into a actuality subsequent yr.
Osmon Aero was represented by co-founder Dilshod Mukhomediev and director-general Anastasiya Arushanova.
The guests had discovered about Sabah’s tourism potential throughout a latest journey to Langkawi.
At current, Osmon Aero and Malaysia Airlines have an settlement for the latter to function a Kuala Lumpur-Tashkent route from July.
“We flew right here and had been impressed with the infrastructure in addition to the variety of inns out there.
“Sabah can be an fascinating vacation spot for Central Asians due to its lovely seashores and nature,” Dilshod stated in an announcement.
Bangkuai, who can be Sabah Tourism Board chairman, welcomed the proposal, including that it could be a part of a long-term strategic plan to make Sabah’s tourism trade sustainable.
“If this happens, Central Asia will become a new market for us.
“Indeed, the board is constantly working to attract new markets, and this will undoubtedly increase our presence.
“For a start, we must devise an effective marketing strategy and raise awareness of Sabah in Central Asia,” he stated, citing the potential of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan as potential tourism markets too.
