Sarawak allows airlines to fly in full capacity

By TIN Media | Sarawak Published 3 years ago on 13 June 2020
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SARAWAK:

The decision for full capacity airlines between Sarawak and Malaysia Peninsular and vice versa has been approved by the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).

Sarawak Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Lim Shin said the decision was taken based on many factors.

“Although the approval has been given for inter-state travel and on 100 percent flight capacity, all agencies such as the airport operators and airline operators must follow strictly the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) on the passengers at the terminal and while inside the aircraft,” he said in a statement

To help accelerate domestic economic recovery, he said all airlines, whether operating to and from Sarawak or operating within the state were allowed to resume their flights according to their frequencies before the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO) introduced in March 18.

“For this purpose, all airlines need to officially apply to SDMC to increase their flight frequency to Sarawak and within Sarawak.

Lee said before the decision, his ministry 's information showed that airlines charged exorbitant fees for their flights between Malaysia and Sarawak.

“For example, the flight fares from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching is RM2,100 and from Kuala Lumpur to Miri is RM2,366,” he said.

Due to the SOP to COVID-19, higher prices cause lower passenger load.

He hoped that airlines would be able to cope with the current situation with the decision and that their flight rates to a point and is fair and socially acceptable.


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