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Over 17,000 flight tickets to Sabah, S’wak sold at max RM300: Loke

Govt bought them from airlines to resell at cheaper price for for specific periods, minister says

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 18 May 2023 3:26PM

Over 17,000 flight tickets to Sabah, S’wak sold at max RM300: Loke
Transport Minister Anthony Loke has said that 17,708 one-way flight tickets from the were sold at a maximum price of RM300 for the travel periods on May 27, 28 and 29 from the peninsula to Sabah and May 29, 30 and 31 to Sarawak. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes file pic, May 18, 2023

KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 17,708 one-way flight tickets from the peninsula to Sabah or Sarawak were sold at a maximum price of RM300 in conjunction with the Kaamatan festival and Gawai celebrations.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the special price was offered by all domestic airlines for the travel periods on May 27, 28 and 29 to Sabah and May 29, 30 and 31 to Sarawak. 

“Travellers can still buy tickets at a lower price if the original ticket price is less than RM300. 

“The government bought (a total of 17,708 tickets) from the airlines and we sell them all at a maximum discount price of RM300,” he said at a press conference after the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) Aidilfitri celebration at its Kuala Lumpur station here today. 

According to Loke, the pilot project is aimed at solving the problem of expensive flight ticket prices during the festive season and if successful, it will be presented to the cabinet so that it can be used as an ongoing initiative. – Bernama, May 18, 2023

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