Air traffic rights applications drop 74.3% in first-half

To ease airlines’ administrative challenges during the current pandemic, the commission had removed the condition which automatically revokes ATRs which are not utilised within six months from the date of the grant of the approval to airlines, effective June 5,2020.

PETALING JAYA: Applications for Air Traffic Rights (ATR) in the first half of this year dropped 74.3% compared to the second half of 2019, according to the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) in an ATR report.

It said during the period under review (Jan 1–June 30,2020), the commission approved 27 ATR applications, equivalent to 87.1% of the applications received.