Medical
Wings operates a fleet of Beechcraft Super King Air 350 and one King Air
C90A. Both aircraft were manufactured by Raytheon Beech, USA. The fully
pressurized cabin, crucial for the patient's medical requirements such
as ischemic heart attack, emphysema, brain injuries, etc..., and for
high speed cruising above severe weather and turbulance, provides ride
comfort and smoothness throughout the entire flight.
The
company services more than 32 domestic airports ranging from Malaysia,
Singapore, Bangladesh and to the neighbouring countries in Indochina
with a direct 24 hour service availability.
ASEAN
TOURISM PACT TO BE SIGNED AT PHNOM PENH SUMMIT
Heads
of State of the ten Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
member countries signed the region's first tourism cooperation and
promotion agreement at their 8th Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, between
4-7 November, 2002. The agreement is designed to give a major boost to
facilitation of intra-ASEAN travel, market access, safety and security,
joint marketing and promotion campaigns, sustainable development as well
as human resources development. "The Agreement will give a further
impetus to the work being done by the ASEAN National Tourism
Organisations (NTOs) to promote tourism flows to/from and within the
region. It will also boost our regional joint tourism "Visit ASEAN
Campaign." The Agreement will have a significant impact on the
future of travel to and within ASEAN. Article 2 of the Agreement says:
"Member states shall facilitate travel within and into ASEAN by:
Extending
visa exemption arrangement for nationals of ASEAN Member States
travelling within the region on the basis of bilateral visa exemption
agreements concluded between Member States that are ready to do so;
Harmonising the procedures for issuing visas to international travellers;
Phasing out travel levies and travel taxes on nationals of ASEAN Member
States travelling to other ASEAN Member States; Encouraging the use of
smart cards for ASEAN business and frequent travellers and, where
appropriate, for cross-border travel on the basis of bilateral
agreements concluded between Member States that are ready to do so;
Improving communications with international travellers through the use
of universal symbols and multi-lingual signs and forms; and Easing the
process of issuance of travel documents and progressively reducing all
travel barriers."
In
the area of transport, ASEAN members agreed to liberalise air services
progressively and improve airport management and related services, while
encouraging co-operation between regional airlines.
The
agreement also called for appropriate policies to encourage cruises,
ferry travel and leisure-boat activities as well as co-operative
measures to support road safety and travel insurance.
