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or 22,301 aircraft movements compared Rural Air Services (RAS)
to 834,656 aircraft movements in 2014.
Total aircraft movements in 2013 and The Rural Air Services (RAS) is defined
2012 are 775,854 and 658,781 per year. as a non-economical aviation services
conducted for travels within the
Air Transportation interior of Sabah and Sarawak where
air transport has become the main
In 2015, Ministry of Transport has mode of connection for the rural
negotiated with 13 countries; Nepal, communities to the outside world.
Morocco, Macedonia, Turkey, Serbia, RAS was set up in an effort to fulfil the
Botswana, Seychelles, Bangladesh, social needs of communities living in
Australia, Ethiopia, Greece, Uganda the interior of Sabah and Sarawak
and Vietnam. while functioning as a national service
to these communities. Following this
As of December 2015, Malaysia has crucial need for communications,
signed Air Services Agreement (ASA), MASwings was appointed by the
MoU, Agreed Minutes and Recored of Malaysian Government to undertake
Discussions with 101 countries. Malaysia this task in October 2007 via the signing
has also done Open Skies arrangements of the RAS Agreement. The cost for the
(Open Skies) with 20 countries as follows: operation os RAS by MASwings is fully
borned by the Malaysian Government
(a) Bahrain in the form of subsidies and aircraft
(b) Denmark rental payment. MASwings operates
(c) Ecuador 49 RAS routes with 19 routes being
(d) Ireland serviced by 10 ATR 72-500 aircrafts and
(e) Lebanon 30 routes being serviced by six aircrafts
(f) Luxembourg of Twin Otter Viking DHC6-400.
(g) Macau
(h) Maldives In 2015, MASwings has handled a total
(i) New Zealand of 2,935,451 passengers, compared
(j) Norway to 3,320,037 passengers in 2014. This
(k) Qatar showed a decrease of 11.58% (384,586
(l) Sri Lanka passengers). Total passenger traffic
(m) Sweden for 2013 and 2012 are 3,123,567 and
(n) U.A.E. 3,139,431 passengers.
(o) U.S.A.
(p) Yemen For the operation of the aircraft,
(q) Oman MASwings has handled a total of 102,717
(r) Chile aircraft movements in 2015 compared
(s) Zambia to 102,791 aircraft movements in 2014.
(t) United Kingdom This showed a decrease of 0.07% (74
aircraft movements). The number of
The Ministry of Transport has approved aircraft operated by MASwings for
75 applications for passengers and 2013 and 2012 are 95,090 and 95,100
cargo charter by foreign airlines and 33 aircraft movements.
applications for passenger and cargo
charter flights by the local carriers. This As for cargo, MASwings has handled
makes a total of 108 charter applications a total of 5,271,071 kilograms of
have been approved by MOT in 2015. cargo in 2015 compared to 5,597,787
kilograms of cargo in 2013. This showed
or 22,301 aircraft movements compared Rural Air Services (RAS)
to 834,656 aircraft movements in 2014.
Total aircraft movements in 2013 and The Rural Air Services (RAS) is defined
2012 are 775,854 and 658,781 per year. as a non-economical aviation services
conducted for travels within the
Air Transportation interior of Sabah and Sarawak where
air transport has become the main
In 2015, Ministry of Transport has mode of connection for the rural
negotiated with 13 countries; Nepal, communities to the outside world.
Morocco, Macedonia, Turkey, Serbia, RAS was set up in an effort to fulfil the
Botswana, Seychelles, Bangladesh, social needs of communities living in
Australia, Ethiopia, Greece, Uganda the interior of Sabah and Sarawak
and Vietnam. while functioning as a national service
to these communities. Following this
As of December 2015, Malaysia has crucial need for communications,
signed Air Services Agreement (ASA), MASwings was appointed by the
MoU, Agreed Minutes and Recored of Malaysian Government to undertake
Discussions with 101 countries. Malaysia this task in October 2007 via the signing
has also done Open Skies arrangements of the RAS Agreement. The cost for the
(Open Skies) with 20 countries as follows: operation os RAS by MASwings is fully
borned by the Malaysian Government
(a) Bahrain in the form of subsidies and aircraft
(b) Denmark rental payment. MASwings operates
(c) Ecuador 49 RAS routes with 19 routes being
(d) Ireland serviced by 10 ATR 72-500 aircrafts and
(e) Lebanon 30 routes being serviced by six aircrafts
(f) Luxembourg of Twin Otter Viking DHC6-400.
(g) Macau
(h) Maldives In 2015, MASwings has handled a total
(i) New Zealand of 2,935,451 passengers, compared
(j) Norway to 3,320,037 passengers in 2014. This
(k) Qatar showed a decrease of 11.58% (384,586
(l) Sri Lanka passengers). Total passenger traffic
(m) Sweden for 2013 and 2012 are 3,123,567 and
(n) U.A.E. 3,139,431 passengers.
(o) U.S.A.
(p) Yemen For the operation of the aircraft,
(q) Oman MASwings has handled a total of 102,717
(r) Chile aircraft movements in 2015 compared
(s) Zambia to 102,791 aircraft movements in 2014.
(t) United Kingdom This showed a decrease of 0.07% (74
aircraft movements). The number of
The Ministry of Transport has approved aircraft operated by MASwings for
75 applications for passengers and 2013 and 2012 are 95,090 and 95,100
cargo charter by foreign airlines and 33 aircraft movements.
applications for passenger and cargo
charter flights by the local carriers. This As for cargo, MASwings has handled
makes a total of 108 charter applications a total of 5,271,071 kilograms of
have been approved by MOT in 2015. cargo in 2015 compared to 5,597,787
kilograms of cargo in 2013. This showed
