Anthony Loke: Mavcom approves 291 additional flights for CNY

SEPANG: A total of 291 additional flights to various domestic destinations have been approved by the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) for the Chinese New Year celebrations in a bid to overcome the issue of flight fare hikes during festive seasons.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the additional flights approved for the travel period from Jan 18 to 31 involved several airlines, such as Batik Air, AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, MyAirline and SKS Airways.

"This (additional flights) is an effective approach to deal with the flight fare hike during festive seasons which has been an unsolved issue for quite some time.