Singapore and Okinawa have signed a new partnership designed to boost trade and tourism between the islands.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) penned between the Okinawa government and Changi Airport Group will see the two parties work together to promote new air routes, in an effort to boost traffic between Okinawa and Singapore, plus the broader Southeast Asia, India and Australia regions.
“This MoU is aimed at enhancing direct air connectivity between the two cities. Changi Airport is keen to establish a direct link to Okinawa. The prefecture shares the common interest to promote tourism, trade and transport people from one destination to another,” said Wong Woon Liong, Changi Airport’s senior advisor.
“To start with, we will work together with key travel agencies to launch charter flights between Singapore and Okinawa. This will create and further develop the Singapore-Okinawa market for the first scheduled direct flights. We are also planning to conduct marketing promotion activities together,” he added.
Hirozaku Nakaima, governor of Okinawa, said he expects the new agreement to make Okinawa a “new attractive destination” for the 1.2 billion residents of South and Southeast Asia.
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