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Wed, 08/20/2008 - 00:23
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GLOBAL AIR AIMS TO TRANSPORT 50,000 MUSLIM PILGRIMS FROM THAILAND & INDONESIA
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- Global Air Tourism Airline, a wholly owned company of Global Industries Incorporated Sdn Bhd, is aiming to transport 50,000 Muslim pilgrims from Thailand and Indonesia to Jeddah and Medina next year.
Global International Travel and Tour Sdn Bhd, the parent company of Global Air, has signed an agreement with Alnur Thailand, a representative of Haj Organiser of Southern Thailand, for the purpose, said Global Air managingdirector/chief executive officer, Zamri Ibrahim.
"The agreement is for Alnur to buy 5,000 passenger seats from Global Air's aircraft for the haj pilgrimage from Southern Thailand to the Holy Land this year via the Bayan Lepas International Aiport in Penang," Zamri said at a pressconference after the signing of the agreement with Alnur here Tuesday.
He said Global Air was also in the final stage of negotiations with the organiser of Haj and Umrah in Indonesia and that the response had beengood.
Besides Indonesia, the company is also in final stages of discussions with Republic of Guinea and China to provide flight services for those wishing toperform their haj this year.
Zamri said Global Air will be signing a deal with the Afghanistan government this month to fly 30,000 pilgrims from Kabul and Kandahar to Jeddah and Medinathis year.
"We will be leaving for Kabul the latest by next week to arrange for thesigning of the agreement with the Afghanistan government," Zamri said.
On the tourism side, Zamri expects 100,000 tourists from China to come to Malaysia annually through its joint efforts with a tour agent from China, EastStar International Travel and Airline.
Global International Travel and Tour Sdn Bhd, the parent company of Global Air, has signed an agreement with Alnur Thailand, a representative of Haj Organiser of Southern Thailand, for the purpose, said Global Air managingdirector/chief executive officer, Zamri Ibrahim.
"The agreement is for Alnur to buy 5,000 passenger seats from Global Air's aircraft for the haj pilgrimage from Southern Thailand to the Holy Land this year via the Bayan Lepas International Aiport in Penang," Zamri said at a pressconference after the signing of the agreement with Alnur here Tuesday.
He said Global Air was also in the final stage of negotiations with the organiser of Haj and Umrah in Indonesia and that the response had beengood.
Besides Indonesia, the company is also in final stages of discussions with Republic of Guinea and China to provide flight services for those wishing toperform their haj this year.
Zamri said Global Air will be signing a deal with the Afghanistan government this month to fly 30,000 pilgrims from Kabul and Kandahar to Jeddah and Medinathis year.
"We will be leaving for Kabul the latest by next week to arrange for thesigning of the agreement with the Afghanistan government," Zamri said.
On the tourism side, Zamri expects 100,000 tourists from China to come to Malaysia annually through its joint efforts with a tour agent from China, EastStar International Travel and Airline.
