Affordable flight tickets for Sarawakian through state-owned boutique airline
BINTULU: Sarawakians are set to benefit from subsidised flight tickets through the state-owned boutique airline, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Fadillah said the fare rates offered would be reasonable and affordable for passengers, acknowledging that a significant number of Sarawakians seek work and educational opportunities beyond the state, including in Labuan, Sabah, […]
Budgeting and planning secrets to festive travel
A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went. – Dave Ramsey, American radio personality. FESTIVE season is a time of joy, celebration and togetherness but for many people it can also be a time of stress and frustration. For those living away from their villages or kampung, one […]
No decision yet on subsidising flight tickets for those returning to vote
KUCHING: The state government has yet to make a final decision on subsidising flight tickets for Sarawakians living in West Malaysia to fly back to their individual hometowns to cast their votes. Petra Jaya incumbent Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said they need to look at the legislation to determine whether financing or subsidising the fares […]
Book your CNY flight tickets early
PUTRAJAYA: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has advised the people to book their flight tickets early for the next Chinese New Year festive season, to avoid paying a higher price later. He said the tickets are now available, priced between RM300 and RM400. ”People should buy early if they have plans to […]
Grab low fares for Firefly’s new routes
KUCHING: Firefly is set to reinstate its jet operations from its Penang hub to three routes, namely Kuching, Kota Kinabalu and Johor starting April 11. From today onwards, customers can grab fares as low as RM69 one way using Boeing 737-800 aircraft on these new routes. Firefly chief executive officer Philip See said the airline […]
Costly air tickets and voters are unrelated
KUCHING: The high prices of flight tickets to Sarawak are not to prevent voters from returning to vote for the upcoming state election. Petra Jaya Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof slammed the statement by some quarters claiming that the phenomenon of costly flight ticket prices to Sarawak was deliberately designed so that those […]
Fly on advice of SDMC to avoid problems
KUCHING: Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin has advised the public to exert caution and to only purchase flight tickets based on the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) approved flight schedule and frequency in order to avoid unnecessary hassle and inconvenience. He said he had received complaints from several passengers that airlines had accepted […]
‘Look into high costs of flight tickets’
KUCHING: The federal government should look into addressing the high costs of flight tickets from Malaya to Sarawak or Sabah now that interstate travels are allowed, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. He was alluding to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement on Sunday on the implementation of the recovery movement control order […]
