▁International ▁Airport ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁regional ▁trans it ▁hub ▁for ▁fl ights ▁between ▁Sab ah ▁and ▁Sar aw ak ▁with ▁international ▁destin ations . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁M AS w ings ▁announced ▁that ▁if ▁everything ▁goes ▁as ▁planned , ▁the ▁air line ▁will ▁begin ▁flying ▁between ▁K ota ▁Kin ab alu ▁and ▁Band ar ▁Ser i ▁Beg aw an , ▁and ▁between ▁K uch ing ▁and ▁Pont ian ak ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁However , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Malays ia ' s ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Transport ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁give ▁appro val ▁for ▁M AS w ings ▁to ▁begin ▁flying ▁on ▁the ▁B I MP - E AG A ▁region , ▁post pon ing ▁the ▁launch ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁routes . ▁Sar aw ak ▁was ▁not ▁being ▁served ▁since ▁R BA ' s ▁susp ension ▁of ▁fl ights ▁between ▁Band ar ▁Ser i ▁Beg aw an ▁and ▁K uch ing . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁an ▁immediate ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁delay , ▁B I MP - E AG A ' s ▁Malays ia ▁Tour ism ▁Council ▁chairman , ▁Dat uk ▁We e ▁Hong ▁S eng , ▁said ▁the ▁council ▁" c annot ▁understand ▁why ▁it ▁( the ▁appro val ) ▁is ▁taking ▁so ▁long ". ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁M AS w ings ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁appro val