Govt approves over 500 extra flights for Aidilfitri

THE Transport Ministry (MOT) has approved 527 additional flights in conjunction with Aildilfitri this year, involving Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air, AirAsia, Firefly, MASWings and MYAirline.

In a statement today, the ministry said the measure taken via the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) was to meet high demand during the festive season for flights from the peninsula to Sabah and Sarawak.