BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS 
Podcast  >  Morning Run  >  Morning Brief  >  Sky High Airfare To East Malaysia

Sky High Airfare To East Malaysia

Nigel Wong, Honorary Treasurer and Spokesperson, The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents

20-Apr-22 07:45

Sky High Airfare To East Malaysia

Airfares to Sabah and Sarawak for the festive season surged as high as close to RM1,400 per one way ticket but fortunately the airfares has decreased by 30 percent following intervention by the aviation authorities and airlines. But what can be done to prevent another extreme price hike from happening again? Nigel Wong, Honorary Treasurer and Spokesperson at The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) shares his thoughts with us. Image credit: Pexels.com

Produced by: Tan Chen Li

Presented by: Philip See, Wong Shou Ning, Tan Chen Li


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:  travelsocial issues

Tags:  airfaresmattaairlinesprice hikeseast malaysiahari rayafestive season





Play / Pause

Listen now : Good Things: Native Allies; Daniel Teoh, Founder, Native

Today’s Shows



6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

7:30 AM

Morning Brief

Adrian Chew, ASEAN AI and Data Leader, EY

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

Ahmad Maghfur Usman, Equity Analyst, Nomura Malaysia

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Manu Bhaskaran, Founding Partner & President, Centennial Asia Advisors

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Dr. Rachel Gong, Deputy Director, Khazanah Research Institute

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Dr Syaza Shukri, Associate Professor, International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM)

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

9:35 AM

What's the Focus

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Isaac Kon, CEO and Founder, Heytech Sdn Bhd

11:05 AM

Resource Centre

Matt Armitage, Founder, Kulturpop

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

Michael Freese, Professor of Management, Asia School of Business

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Manu Bhaskaran, Founding Partner & President, Centennial Asia Advisors

2:05 PM

Front Row

Classical Kung Fu!; Dr Goh Chia-Chien, Conductor, Violinist and Artistic Director, Musicians Linkage Group of Ensembles

2:20 PM

Front Row

Titik Garis Bentuk: Drawing as Practice; Rahel Joseph, Gallery Director, Ilham Gallery

3:05 PM

Good Things

Native Allies; Daniel Teoh, Founder, Native

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Why A New TB Vaccine Is An Investment Worth Making; Dr Allison Portnoy, Assistant Professor of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health

5:00 PM

The Evening Edition

7:05 PM

The Evening Edition

7:30 PM

Just For Kicks

9:00 PM

A Bit of Culture