ab alu ▁to ▁T aw au ▁and ▁Tar ak an ▁and ▁from ▁K uch ing ▁to ▁Mul u ▁and ▁Band ar ▁Ser i ▁Beg aw an . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Br une i ' s ▁national ▁car rier ▁Royal ▁Br une i ▁Airlines ▁announced ▁in ▁a ▁press ▁release ▁that ▁fl ights ▁between ▁Br une i ▁and ▁K uch ing ▁will ▁be ▁susp ended ▁after ▁the ▁last ▁scheduled ▁flight ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁along ▁with ▁susp ension ▁of ▁services ▁between ▁A uck land , ▁Br is b ane , ▁Per th ▁and ▁Ho ▁Chi ▁Min h ▁City ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁This ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁air line ' s ▁" com pre h ensive ▁and ▁sust ain able ▁plan ▁to ▁improve ▁its ▁operations , ▁financial ▁performance ▁and ▁customer ▁service ▁experience ". ▁Royal ▁Br une i ▁Airlines ' ▁Deput y ▁Chair man ▁D erm ot ▁Mann ion ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁reduction ▁of ▁services ▁is ▁a ▁difficult ▁decision ▁for ▁the ▁air line ▁but ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" the ▁first ▁step ▁towards ▁creating ▁a ▁stronger ▁foundation ▁that ▁will ▁allow ▁the ▁air line ▁to ▁enh ance ▁value ▁customers , ▁employees ▁and ▁society ". ▁The ▁susp ension ▁of ▁these ▁services ▁immediately ▁prompt ed ▁M AS w ings ▁to ▁restart ▁routes ▁between ▁Br une i ▁and ▁Sar aw ak ▁because ▁the ▁susp ension ▁will ▁have ▁ad verse ▁effect ▁on ▁Sar aw ak ' s ▁tour ism ▁as ▁Br une i