I have commented on the issue of soaring flight ticket prices which had been widely mentioned by our local folks especially when the festive season comes. I viewed that the Federal Government needs to play its role in setting the ceiling price for domestic flight tickets from the Semenanjung to Sabah and Sarawak.
Such proposals and measures need to be considered in addressing the issue of ticket prices especially ahead of the festive season because presently there is no set ceiling price. Such situation has forced many Sarawakians and Sabahans to buy tickets at high prices just to return to their villages during the festive season.
For this reason, we must have a ceiling price because it is unreasonable if the ticket price for a one -way flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching can cost up to RM2,000 to RM3,000. At ministry level, we have always monitor the issue and negotiations with the federal government are underway to resolve it.
However, this matter also needs to be seen from various perspectives so that it does not burden the government and the airline companies. Our discussions will continue but we have to be practical as well, if the ticket prices is cheap and airlines will suffer huge losses if there is only 20 or 30 passengers .
Thus, we need to look at it from different angles for both sides so as not to burden anyone. I have also advised our folks to buy their flight tickets in advance before the festive season to avoid the problem of expensive prices. This will enable the airline companies to manage the flight schedules according to the number of tickets already purchased.
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