MAS offers special fares for voters
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Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is offering special fares for Malaysians returning to their hometowns to vote during the general election.
It will also waive penalties for changes made to travel plans during this period.
Passengers can get all-inclusive return Economy Class tickets from Kuala Lumpur to Alor Setar, Penang, Terengganu, Kuantan, Kota Baru, Johor Baru and Langkawi from 130 ringgit (Bt1,200) while fares for Business Class are from 713 ringgit.
Those flying from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu, Labuan, Tawau, Miri, Sibu, Sandakan, Bintulu and Kuching can get their all-inclusive return tickets for as low as 300 ringgit for Economy and 1,713 ringgit for Business class.
Meanwhile, fares from Kuching to Kota Kinabalu, Miri, Bintulu or Sibu start at 76 ringgit for Economy Class and at 1,513 ringgit for Business Class, while tickets from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau, Labuan and Sandakan are from 136 ringgit on Economy Class and 1,713 ringgit on Business Class.
Booking is open from now until April 28 for the travel period between today and November 30.
Malaysia Airlines group CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said the airline would waive the penalty fees imposed on passengers who wished to defer their travel plans between April 27 and May 12 and extend the travel period up to July 31.
“We would like to accommodate our passengers’ needs as we understand that they may have made travel plans prior to this,” he said in a statement here yesterday.
Besides the low fares, the airline is allowing a maximum of 7-kilograms instead of 5kg for cabin baggage in Economy Class while Business Class passengers will be permitted two pieces of cabin baggage with a maximum weight of 7kg.
“With the special fares and new cabin baggage policy in place, guests can easily plan a day trip back home to vote,” he said.
