▁serving ▁regional ▁routes ▁on ▁the ▁Br une i ▁Indones ia ▁Malays ia ▁Philippines - E ast ▁Asian ▁G row th ▁Area ▁( BI MP - E AG A ), ▁specifically ▁Band ar ▁Ser i ▁Beg aw an ▁in ▁Br une i , ▁C eb u ▁and ▁D ava o ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁Pont ian ak , ▁Bal ik p apan ▁and ▁Tar ak an ▁in ▁Kal im ant an , ▁Sul aw esi ▁and ▁I rian ▁J aya , ▁Indones ia . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁M AS w ings ' ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁Moh d ▁S alle h ▁A hm ad ▁Tab ran i ▁confirmed ▁these ▁routes ▁and ▁was ▁waiting ▁for ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁relevant ▁authorities . ▁ ▁Ex actly ▁ 1 1 ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁during ▁a ▁l unch ▁session ▁with ▁the ▁press , ▁the ▁new ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁for ▁M AS w ings , ▁Dat uk ▁Capt ▁Moh d ▁N aw aw i ▁Aw ang , ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁statement ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁confident ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁expansion ▁plan , ▁between ▁K ota ▁Kin ab alu ▁and ▁Band ar ▁Ser i ▁Beg aw an , ▁and ▁between ▁K uch ing ▁and ▁Pont ian ak , ▁will ▁take ▁off ▁by ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁fl ights ▁were ▁successful , ▁they ▁will ▁also ▁introduce ▁routes ▁from ▁K ota ▁Kin