Batik Air has introduced Hari Raya Fixed Fares for flights to Sarawak and Sabah, providing more affordable and transparent travel options for Malaysians during the festive season, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
Speaking during the launch on Thursday (March 6), Loke also said besides air travel, Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) will add extra ETS services to the northern region, with additional trips planned for services to the East Coast.
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Speaking during the launch on Thursday (March 6), Loke also said besides air travel, Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) will add extra ETS services to the northern region, with additional trips planned for services to the East Coast.
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00:00Today, I launch the Batik Air Stable Ship, which was initiated by Batik Air during the
00:09Praian Aidilfitri season, which will come.
00:14This is an additional flight at night, where they offer a fixed price of RM319 for flight
00:22to the destination in Sarawak and RM379 to the destination in Sabah.
00:28This is a good initiative to support the government's efforts to help the Malaysian people,
00:34especially the residents of Sabah and Sarawak, who work or stay in Kuala Lumpur and Semenanjung
00:42to return to celebrate the holiday season.
00:45And this is what we have done for the past holiday season, after two years we have carried out
00:51various initiatives to reduce or reduce the burden of passengers.
00:57In addition to that, the government also set a maximum price of RM499 for a few days before
01:04Eid.
01:05So with this intervention, we can ensure a more reasonable flight price, which does
01:14not exceed up to more than RM1,000 for a flight.
01:19So this is a joint effort between the government and the airline, and I appreciate their role
01:28and their initiative.
01:30And this of course allows us to jointly offer a more competitive price to passengers and
01:39at the same time increase capacity.
01:41That's the most important thing, because we want to ensure that more people can return
01:46to celebrate Eid in their respective villages.
02:02Each airline has its own mechanism, or their own decision in terms of the fixed price.
02:10We have set a maximum price for a few days before Eid, which cannot be more than RM499.
02:17But it can be lower, because if you buy earlier, it will be lower.
02:22But if after RM499, it must be fixed at RM499.
02:30Because we have the basis to provide subsidies if the price exceeds that.
02:36But at the same time, they also offer a fixed price, which is lower than RM499, which is
02:43RM319 for Sarawak.
02:46So this is an offer from Batik Air.
02:49Other airlines also have it.
02:51Asia has it, Mars has it, each has its own offer.
02:54Indeed, the environment is more or less the same.
02:56That, I think, has given an image that it is the least that can be offered by an airline.
03:06Are there any airlines that have offered this offer?
03:12All of them have it.
03:13All three airlines have this initiative.
03:16So it means that all airlines also offer subsidies for Eid.
03:23And this is indeed a common practice.
03:27But this year, I see that the capacity has increased.
03:31More than last year.
03:33Because they have increased the number of aircraft carriers.
03:38For example, Batik Air now has 51 aircraft carriers.
03:44So they are able to increase the number of flights.
03:47Because each flight can be optimized with more.
03:51And with more capacity, of course, it is good for passengers.
03:56There are many options.
03:58There is no need to be afraid of not being able to buy a ticket to go back to your hometown.
04:04How much do you expect the number of aircraft carriers for Eid this year will increase?
04:09Usually, every year, the Eid season will be in full swing.
04:15So we can't expect it yet.
04:18But what is important is that there is an increase in offers.
04:22So Batik Air only offers more than 22,000 capacity for a week.
04:30So this is not yet compared to other airlines.
04:34So there are more than 100,000 capacity at that time.
04:40So we expect that most of this capacity will be fulfilled.
04:44It means that whatever offers from airlines, they will fulfill.
04:48Based on my experience, if there are additional offers, they will also be fulfilled.
04:58Because sometimes many people feel that they can't buy a ticket, they don't want to go back.
05:03When you see that there are more offers, it will encourage them to go back to their countries.
05:10Okay.
05:13I want to ask about KTM. Is there any plans for KTM this year?
05:18KTM. KTM also has additional offers.
05:21KTM will also increase the number of flights for ETS.
05:26ETS will be added to the North.
05:31Several additional trips will be carried out.
05:34We will also optimize other locomotives and vehicles for trips to the East Coast.