Mavcom defends declining AirAsia’s request for more KL-Haikou, KK-Sandakan flights

Bernama reported earlier that charter airlines Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd and Suasa Airlines Sdn Bhd alleged Mavcom to have suppressed the domestic aviation industry, instead of encouraging it. Both airlines have also blamed Mavcom for their operational failure.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) has defended its decisions to reject AirAsia’s application to add more flights for Kota Kinabalu - Sandakan route and the Kuala Lumpur - Haikou route.

The commission said it looks to facilitate orderly growth, competition and consumer choice over the long term, and the prevention of consumer inconvenience, in the allocation of air traffic rights (ATRs).