Sabah tourism players have shifted into crisis management mode as they move to assist stranded Chinese nationals following the Jan 30 decision to temporarily halt flights from China. “In this regard, we hope the Sabah government will assume main responsibility and formulate practical plans to coordinate flights and properly arrange the return of Chinese tourists stranded in Sabah due to disruption in flights, ” it added. The Sabah authorities have not disclosed the number of China tourists who have been caught by the reduced or cancelled flights. A total of 117 direct flights from 15 cities in China to Sabah have been affected by the temporary ban on Chinese nationals entering Sabah. However, he said that the association could not give any estimates on the number of China nationals stuck in Sabah.

Source: The Star February 03, 2020 23:15 UTC