Direct chartered flights to Sabah will boost Korean tourist arrivals, says Liew

Christina Liew (seated) with Malaysia's Korean Embassy charge de affairs Nazaruddin Jaafar (flanked on her left), Asiana Airlines manager for sales and administration Joun Chan Gu (on her right) and other Airlines' officials during the meeting in Seoul.

KOTA KINABALU: South Korea's Asiana Airlines plans to boost year-end direct flights to Sabah will see a surge in tourist arrivals, says state Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew.

Liew, who is on a working visit to Seoul, said that Asiana Airlines was working on daily charter flights from Incheon to Kota Kinabalu from Dec 23 to Feb 29 next year.