SIBU, June 10 -- Datuk Betty Wong had to spend more than RM700 on Grab fares and endure a gruelling nearly six-hour journey to attend a training seminar in Sandakan on June 7 after her AirBorneo flight from Tawau to Sandakan was cancelled.

When contacted by The Borneo Post on Monday, the Lions Club past district governor (PDG) said AirBorneo flight MY3062 from Tawau to Sandakan on June 7 was initially rescheduled from 10.15am that day to 12.55pm on June 8.

However, according to Wong, the flight was eventually cancelled, with passengers allegedly being notified less than nine hours before departure.

"We actually had a seminar scheduled for 1pm on June 7 in Sandakan. That was why we took the morning AirBorneo flight from Tawau to Sandaka...