More direct flights needed to boost Sandakan tourism, says MP and assemblymen

Bangkuai (seated second right) chairing the engagement with elected representatives and tourism stakeholders in Sandakan.

KOTA KINABALU: More direct flights to Sandakan are needed to boost tourism in the east coast Sabah district.

These views were expressed by DAP's Sandakan MP Vivian Wong and Parti Warisan's Elopura assemblyman Calvin Chong during an engagement held by the Sabah Tourism Board (STB) in Sandakan on Wednesday (Aug 14).