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Monday, August 19, 2019

Malindo Air partners STAN in the 2nd Sandakan Food and Agriculture Festival 2019


By Anthony Tan


18 August 2019 marked a new page in Malindo Air’s history not only with the launch of its new route from Kota Kinabalu (KK) to Sandakan but also the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sandakan Tourism Association (STAN) as its Official Airline Partner for the second Sandakan Food and Agriculture Festival (SFAF) 2019.

Malindo Air was given the ceremonial water cannon salute upon arrival at Sandakan Airport
Under the MoU, Malindo Air will contribute three pairs of return Sandakan-KK air tickets for the festival’s lucky draw and competition prizes besides featuring the festival in its inflight MalindoMag and promoting this event in the airline’s social media channels.


Its passengers travelling to Sandakan can also redeem food using Malindo Air’s boarding pass at the festival. 

First organised by STAN in 2017, the Sandakan Food Festival attracted 30,000 people to its Festival Village over four days and reportedly received wide media coverage both locally and overseas.

Partnership signed and sealed
STAN, formed in 2015, represents hoteliers, tour and lodge operators, tour guides, restaurant owners, event planners and other tourism industry players. Its objective is to promote Sandakan as a destination of choice for both business and leisure tourists.

Its second edition of SFAF 2019 will be held from 13-15 September at Bandar Kim Fung open air car park with the agriculture sector added in as a new element.

As in the previous year, there will be fringe events from 7-12 September leading to its three-day festival which will feature food stalls, food trucks, cooking demonstrations, competitions and agricultural produce. 

SFAF 2019 All Set To Go
With Sandakan famous for its cheap and wide variety of seafood, this will be one of its main attractions. Visitors may want to pack some frozen seafood selection to take home with them.

SFAF 2019 is supported by Sabah’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Sabah Tourism Board and Sandakan Municipal Council. 



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