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Sky High Airfare To East Malaysia

Nigel Wong, Honorary Treasurer and Spokesperson, The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents

20-Apr-22 07:45

Sky High Airfare To East Malaysia

Airfares to Sabah and Sarawak for the festive season surged as high as close to RM1,400 per one way ticket but fortunately the airfares has decreased by 30 percent following intervention by the aviation authorities and airlines. But what can be done to prevent another extreme price hike from happening again? Nigel Wong, Honorary Treasurer and Spokesperson at The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) shares his thoughts with us. Image credit: Pexels.com

Produced by: Tan Chen Li

Presented by: Philip See, Wong Shou Ning, Tan Chen Li


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Tags:  airfaresmattaairlinesprice hikeseast malaysiahari rayafestive season





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