Langkawi needs more direct flights to draw tourists, says the former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, to this mythical resort island.
Dr Mahathir has been the prime mover for Langkawi's development with several tourism products created such as the cable car, Galeria Perdana, Kota Mahsuri, Underwater World, Bird Park and Craft Complex to name a few.
He said he had discussed with low-cost carrier AirAsia to have more direct flights into Langkawi from various destinations and hoped that Malaysia Airlines (MAS) would do the same.
"With more direct flights, tourists will be more keen to visit this duty-free island as they don't have to transit or catch a connecting flight," he added.
At the moment, MAS, AirAsia, Firefly and Singapore's Silk Air operate direct flights to Langkawi from Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Singapore.
Dr Mahathir also said that there was still more room to promote the island as an interesting tourist destination.
"We ask for the goverment's cooperation to promote Langkawi to the world," he said, adding that there were a number of projects still waiting for government approval before they could be implemented on the island.
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