PKR Sabah condemns flip-flop decision on disruption and resumption of BOEING aircrafts servicing Kota Kinabalu- Sabah.

Since the announcement by the BN government on the merger between MAS and AIRASIA back in August 2011, flight services to Sabah have been severely affected.

The victims are obviously our Sabahans , business investors and tourists who wished to trade and visit the state of Sabah especially those travelling to Sandakan. Dr Roland Chia – PKR Supreme Council Member and PKR Sabah Secretary disclosed today.

The recent 48-hour flip-flop decision on the discontinuation of the BOEING aircraft to service Kota Kinabalu/Sandakan routes does not augur well with the community in Sandakan. On 4^th December 2011, it was reported that MAS will discontinue using the Boeing aircraft . This was followed by a U-turn 48 hours later on the 6^th December 2011 on the resumption of the BOEING services to Sandakan.

Sandakan being the second largest town in Sabah – not only suffers from daily disruptions – NOW suffers from flights disruption. Sandakan can be prideful of having several VVIP that hails from that town and whose constituencies that some Ybs represent - i.e The present Tuan Yang Terutama – Governor of Sabah, the present Chief Minister of Sabah, the present Sabah MCA Liason Chief, the President of LDP who is also the MP for Sandakan, yet despite of their representation in Sabah, this flip-flop decisions happened. This shows that the BN government has no respect for their own Sabah BN leaders.

To further add salt into injury, the present Federal Deputy Minister of Transport Ministry is a Sabahan and the MCA Sabah Chief who has direct communication with the Minister of Transport – who is also the National MCA Secretary General.

PKR Sabah received many complaints from the travel & business industry with regards to these flip flop decisions, this does not augur well with noble intention of turning Sandakan into a educational hub , a tourism hub –where the Sepilok –Orang Utan sanctuary is sited and also the Research centre and the headquarters of the Department of Sabah Forestry. This does not augur well with the slogan Rakyat Diutamakan Pencapaian Didahulukan. What the parties are concerned is the saving of RM1 Billion Ringgit to their own pockets at the expense of the Rakyat of Sandakan,Sabah. (http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/highlights/190989-mas-airasia-merger-potential-rm1b-synergy.html)