AirAsia unhappy with move to equalise passenger service charges

ISG executive director Datuk Azmi Murad said the airport had been in constant talks with Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia to consider the ISG for its Istanbul route.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs a low-cost airport with a different passenger service charges (PSCs) to allow everyone to have a chance to fly, said AirAsia Group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.

He criticised the move by airport regulator, Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) to equalise the PSC rates at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2).

“There are low-cost airlines, low-cost hotels and low-cost cars. Why not low-cost airports? One does not fit all.

“We fight for lower ERL (Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd) charges, encourage cheap buses and Uber pool and Grab. Anything to lower cost to allow the common man to dream and fly,” he said on his Twitter account.

Fernandes said he was upset with the move, saying:“Why am I unhappy with Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd and Mavcom because I want everyone to have a chance to fly.

“There are different sorts of travellers - one that have and one that don’t. We need two types of airports to give more of those who don’t have a chance to experience what those who have,” he said. — Bernama