Capital A confident Malaysia's airport tax will remain reasonable as govt aims to boost tourism


Capital A Group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes. - REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

KUALA LUMPUR: Capital A Bhd, the parent company of low-cost airline AirAsia, has expressed confidence that local airport tax charges imposed by the government will remain reasonable as part of the effort to boost tourism in the country.

Chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said the government has always been pro-consumer, especially in efforts to promote a low-cost environment for tourists in the post-Covid era.

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