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Singapore, Malaysia expand air services agreement
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-10-06 16:57

SINGAPORE -- Singapore and Malaysia expanded the bilateral air agreement on Monday, allowing both countries' low cost carriers to increase services.

"The new agreement gives low cost carriers of both countries the right to operate between Singapore and three cities in East Malaysia - Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Miri," said Singapore's Ministry of Transport in a statement.

It said that from November 1, Singapore low cost carriers will be allowed to operate a total of seven flights a week to each of the above cities, and these will be later increased to 14 flights to each city from March 1.

The same entitlements have been granted to the low cost carriers of Malaysia, said the statement.