Current RAS Programme

MASwings Sdn. Bhd. (From 2007)

In 2007, the Malaysian Cabinet decided for the RAS operation to be returned to MAS or its subsidiary. MAS then established MASwings to be the entity running RAS and in June 2007, it was decided that MASwings shall take over the RAS operation for ten years.

The cost for the operation of RAS by MASwings is fully borne by the Malaysian Government in the form of subsidies and aircraft lease payments. The first flight was on 1 October 2007, which is also the anniversary of the founding of Malaysia Airlines in 1972.

Under the new public service obligation (PSO) agreement inked with the Government in January 2019, MASwings operates 39 rural air services (RAS) routes in Sabah and Sarawak from 2019 until 2024. The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has also designated one additional route to be added to the RAS network effective from 1 May 2019. As such, there are now 40 RAS routes that are being serviced by ATR 72-500 aircraft and the Twin Otter Viking DHC6-400 aircraft. These routes in turn operate in 10 airports and 13 STOLports within Sabah and Sarawak.

The routes for both the ATRs and Twin Otters are as below:

Source: Great Circle Mapper

The routes for both the ATRs and Twin Otters are as below:

No.	SARAWAK (Internal)
1	Miri – Mulu
2	Miri – Limbang
3	Miri – Bintulu
4	Miri – Sibu
5	Bintulu – Sibu
6	Kuching – Mulu
7	Kuching – Limbang
8	Miri – Lawas
9	Limbang – Lawas
10	Miri – Ba’kelalan
11	Lawas – Ba’kelalan
12	Miri – Bario
13	Marudi – Bario
14	Miri – Marudi
15	Miri – Long Lellang
16	Marudi – Long Lellang
17	Miri – Long Akah
18	Marudi – Long Akah
19	Bario – Ba’kelalan
20	Sibu – Mukah
21	Mukah – Miri
22	Mukah – Bintulu
23	Mukah – Kuching
24	Miri – Long Seridan
25	Marudi – Long Seridan
26	Miri – Long Banga
27	Marudi – Long Banga
28	Kuching – Tanjong Manis
29	Bario – Long Seridan
30	Bario – Long Lellang

No	SABAH (Internal)
31	KK – Lahad Datu
32	Sandakan – Tawau
33	KK – Labuan
34	KK – Kudat (Suspended until further notice)
35	Kudat – Sandakan (Suspended until further notice)
36	Lahad Datu – Sandakan