MAVCOM Approves Increased Domestic Flight Frequency For HariRaya Celebration
Anthony Loke. Speaking to reporters during a press conference earlier today, he revealed that the Malaysian Aviation Commission had informed his ministry of its decision to approve the additional flights during a cabinet meeting yesterday.
Loke added that among the approved includes the use of larger or “wide-body” aircraft from Malaysia Airlines’ fleet in order to accommodate demand during the period. These are likely referring to the company’s, such as the Airbus A330-200, A330-300 and A350-900 models, which can support larger passenger capacities and are usually utilised for long-ranged international flights.
“With that, flight capacity will increase, seat capacity will certainly increase, while the average ticket price is also expected to decrease,” he said. It is unspecified whether other airlines such as AirAsia or Batik Air would also take similar approaches at this time, but Loke promises that an announcement regarding the additional capacity will be made soon.
Undoubtedly, these measures are to ensure that a public uproar concerning exorbitant ticket prices would not recur. As you may recall, the government had previously received complaints regarding this issue , where it was reported that fares booked in conjunction with the Hari Raya celebration had reportedly surged over 566% in price, especially for flights to East Malaysia.
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