Over 35,000 students claim Flysiswa flight subsidy

Transport Minister Anthony Loke give his speech at the launch of FLYSISWA at Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 35,594 or 72% of the eligible students from public tertiary education institutions have claimed the FLYsiswa flight tickets subsidies for domestic routes between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan as of Dec 5, says Anthony Loke.

The Transport Minister said that some 28% out of the 50,069 eligible students have yet to claim the RM300 digital vouchers, which they can redeem with local carriers such as Malaysia Airlines Bhd, AirAsia and Batik Air.