Wednesday, November 12, 2008

MAS To Further Reduce Fuel Surcharge

November 11, 2008 19:38 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is looking to reduce its surcharge further to give customers the best value for their money, its senior general manager, sales, Datuk Bernard Francis, said Tuesday.

In response to enquiries on the national carrier's fuel surcharge, he said MAS has already reduced it by 50-73 percent for its all-inclusive low fares promotion, covering domestic travel, Asean, Australia and many other countries.

Customers loved the cheapest deals in town, and the airline's sales surged 400 percent, he said in a statement here Tuesday.

"We hear our customers loud and clear, and we are looking at reducing the surcharge further to continue to give customers what they want -- low fares plus five-star products and services, giving customers the best value for their money," he said.

Low-cost airline AirAsia Bhd has also abolished the fuel surcharge for all its domestic and international flights, effective Tuesday.

AirAsia, under its regional campaign, is also giving away 500,000 free seats to all destinations from tomorrow until Nov 16 for travel between June 22 and Oct 24, 2009.

Source: BERNAMA

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