MAVCOM fines AirAsia carriers and Malaysia Airports
The Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) has imposed fines on local AirAsia carriers and a Malaysia Airports (MAHB) subsidiary for various infringements. AirAsia and AirAsia X were each fined MYR2m (US$491,000) for charging payment processing fees separately from base fares, which contravenes local laws on consumer protection. This is their second violation, which attracted a tenfold increase on the MYR200,000 they were each fined in Sept 2019. Since the start of 2018, the AirAsia carriers have been involved in a dispute with MAHB over equalising passenger charges for southeast Asian passengers departing from the main and KLIA2 terminals. AirAsia Group CE Tony Fernandes has argued that KLIA2 is a low-cost facility and should have lower passenger charges than the main KLIA terminal. <br/>
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MAVCOM fines AirAsia carriers and Malaysia Airports
The Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) has imposed fines on local AirAsia carriers and a Malaysia Airports (MAHB) subsidiary for various infringements. AirAsia and AirAsia X were each fined MYR2m (US$491,000) for charging payment processing fees separately from base fares, which contravenes local laws on consumer protection. This is their second violation, which attracted a tenfold increase on the MYR200,000 they were each fined in Sept 2019. Since the start of 2018, the AirAsia carriers have been involved in a dispute with MAHB over equalising passenger charges for southeast Asian passengers departing from the main and KLIA2 terminals. AirAsia Group CE Tony Fernandes has argued that KLIA2 is a low-cost facility and should have lower passenger charges than the main KLIA terminal. <br/>
