MAS ends Davo flight

MAS ends Davo flight

DAVAO, Philippines (AFP): The Asian currency crisis has forced
the cancellation of the only direct flight between the southern
Philippines and nearby Malaysia, it was announced here Saturday.

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) district manager Fadzil Mairon said
the twice-weekly Davao to Kota Kinabalu service, which began in
November, 1995, would end after the last flight Saturday.

He blamed the declining number of people taking the flight due
to the currency crisis, but added that the airline hoped "to re-
activate our services in this route once the region recovers
economically."

The Philippines has been promoting direct flights between its
southern provinces and nearby areas of Brunei, Indonesia and
Malaysia as part of a campaign to integrate the economies of
these areas.