Errant travel agents may lose their permits: Tiong

KUCHING: Travel agencies found operating against existing laws will face the wrath of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC), said Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. Reacting to reports about travel agents purchasing flight tickets wholesale and reselling them at a higher price to passengers, he said: “I have asked my deputy minister […]

MP laments ‘unreasonable’ air fares from KL to Sarawak

SIBU: Lanang MP Alice Lau has urged the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and the relevant parties to study the “unreasonable” air fares from Kuala Lumpur to Sarawak. “Crazy! I want to go back to Sibu next week. The return flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sibu for economy class costs RM5,307.20!” she first posted on […]

AirAsia studying possibility of increasing air fares

KUALA LUMPUR: Low-cost airline, AirAsia Bhd is studying the possibility of increasing its air fares in the future, following the implementation of the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Executive chairman, Datuk Kamarudin Meranun said discussions are ongoing to decide if there is an urgent need for AirAsia to increase its air fares in the future. “Even if […]