Indian govt says over 3,200 flights cancelled due to bad weather last year
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has said that over 3,200 flights were cancelled due to bad weather and over 2,100 others had to be cancelled due to technical reasons last year. The information was given by federal junior minister of civil aviation V. K. Singh in a written reply in the upper house of the […]
AirAsia did not follow approved flight schedule
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has clarified that the cancellation of AirAsia Flight AK6090 from Kota Kinabalu to Sibu on Sunday (Jan 3) was due to the airline’s failure to comply with the approved flight schedule. “For the public’s information, the SDMC had released and communicated with all airlines on the approved scheduled […]
Resolve airline ticket refund issues
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federation of Asean Travel Associations (Fata) has urged the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to resolve refund issues resulting from flight cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Fata president Datuk Tan Kok Liang said airlines have to prioritise making refunds instead of issuing vouchers which might have little or no value should they be liquidated. “The travel […]
Matta: Airlines should provide cash refund for flight cancellations
KUALA LUMPUR: Airlines should make cash refunds as their top priority and not issue credit notes which may have little or no value should they go insolvent, said the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta). Its vice-president (Air Transportation) Shazli Affuat Ghazali said Matta is concerned that many passengers and travel agents might not be […]
