Those looking to travel between the peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak for the coming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations can expect base fares not exceeding RM500, says Anthony Loke.
The Transport Minister said the ceiling prices are applicable for flights four days before the celebrations, adding that this initiative has been carried out for more than a year.
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The Transport Minister said the ceiling prices are applicable for flights four days before the celebrations, adding that this initiative has been carried out for more than a year.
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00:00Ahead of Hari Raya celebrations, could you elaborate again on how the incentives will be given to encourage people from Sabah as well to fly back ahead of Hari Raya celebrations?
00:09And also, ahead of Sabah's election, will there be any subsidy given for the government to go very far?
01:00That's right. In addition to what we have implemented, which is the maximum fare, RM499.
01:06So, any flights going back to Sabah-Sarawak will not exceed RM500 pay fare.
01:11This does not include charging and so on.
01:14The pay fare will not be more than RM500 to go back to Sabah-Sarawak.
01:18This is an initiative that has been implemented by the Ministry of Civil Affairs to ensure that the price of the celebration season remains as it should.
01:26The price of the celebration season remains as it should.
01:29As for the celebration season, we haven't discussed it yet.
01:34We haven't planned anything yet.