Malaysian Airlines offer fare discounts for returning voters

Malaysia Airlines will be offering 20% discounted fares to facilitate voter movement for the 15th General Elections set for Nov 19. In a statement on Thursday, Malaysia Airlines said it launched the “Jom Balik Mengundi” (Let’s go back to vote) campaign which would run from Oct 20 to Nov 19 for travel from Nov 11 and Nov 27. The airlines will also mount 26 additional flights and upgrade 16 domestic services to wide-body A330 aircraft to accommodate the surge in demand to several routes in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. The 20% discount promotion is applicable on all fare categories and is available for booking via malaysiaairlines.com, the airlines said. The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) will monitor the pricing of flight tickets to ensure that airlines do not hike up prices arbitrarily in light of the general election, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.<br/>