Petaling Jaya, May 5 – Malaysia Airlines (MAS), which introduced its “zero fares” for domestic destinations today, will offer the same marketing campaign for ASEAN destinations like Jakarta, Bangkok, Manila and Surabaya later this month, said managing director Datuk Idris Jala.

The routes include Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta, Bangkok, Manila and Surabaya, from Penang to Singapore, Kota Kinabalu to Singapore, Langkawi to Singapore and Kuching to Singapore. But it has no plans to introduce its “Everyday Low Fares” campaign outside the ASEAN region, he added.

Asked how this would benefit Malaysia Airlines, Idris said the customers could enjoy low fares and five-star services while filling up the planes, and they will not losing any revenue from this as the seats represent 30 percent of surplus seats, which would otherwise be unsold.

The campaign offers one million zero fares for all its domestic destinations to enable Malaysians to continue travelling and boost tourism locally and in Asean. Zero fares means that passengers only need to pay the airport tax, fuel surcharge and administration fees. The campaign is valid for travel between June 10 and December 14 this year, with the booking period from May 5 to 19.

Customers must purchase the tickets online at least 30 days before flight departure. These tickets are non-refundable and the flight dates cannot be changed. All fares exclude airport tax and surcharges, RM76 (one way) for domestic travels within Peninsular Malaysia and RM120 (one-way) for travel between West and East Malaysia.

Customers will also enjoy our five-star services, including refreshments on board, convenient schedules, on time departures, 20-kilogram baggage allowance, allocated seats and many other benefits.

MAS subsidiary Firefly is also offering zero fares for its routes.

Source: Bernama