MAS offers direct flights for haj from Sultan Mahmud Airport

KUALA TERENGGANU: The maiden landing of a Boeing 747-400 created history for Terengganu as the Malaysian Airlines (MAS) aircraft was the first jumbo jet to use the newly upgraded runway.

With the safe landing of the aircraft piloted by Terengganu-born Captain Datuk Mohd Nawawi Awang at 3.45pm on Saturday, the Sultan Mahmud Airport may be on its way to having its status elevated to an international airport in the east coast region.