PUTRAJAYA: The government has decided to extend the subsidised airfares from the peninsula to East Malaysia for Aidilfitri by an additional day, said ...
: The government has decided to extend the subsidised airfares from the peninsula to East Malaysia for Aidilfitri by an additional day, said Transport Minister Anthony LokePreviously, the subsidised airfares were only applicable to flights from April 7 to 9. Now, the RM599 maximum fare for one-way economy class flights RM599 airfares can be enjoyed by passengers for flights from April 6 to 9.
“This is expected to have additional financial implications of up to RM1.8 million for the government,“ he told a press conference here today.Last Dec 15, the Ministry of Transport launched the subsidy initiative in conjunction with the festive season for flights between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan.
“This strategy has shown a positive effect, whereby more flight tickets, especially for routes from Kuala Lumpur to major destinations in Sabah and Sarawak, are sold at cheaper prices,“ he said. The ETS additional train offers 1,260 tickets daily, bringing the total number of additional tickets to 15,120 including express trains, while the total number of ETS tickets to be offered, including normal and additional trains for the Aidilfitri festival season, is 135,000 tickets.
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