Travel to Sabah and Sarawak will become more difficult and very
likely more expensive now that Firefly is ceasing its jet operations to
Sabah and Sarawak. The MAS-Air Asia collaboration is causing many
flights to be stopped.
It appears that Air Asia is the chief
beneficiary while ordinary Malaysians suffer. With MAS and Firefly
curtailing flights, Air Asia is emerging as the main, or sometimes only
airline serving certain routes. For example, the Sandakan-Kuala Lumpur
route is now a monopoly by Air Asia (see Borneo Post online, Dec 5, 2011).
Fewer flights and higher ticket prices do not just inconvenience travellers. It is bad for the entire economy.
KUALA LUMPUR- Dewan Pemuda PAS Malaysia (DPPM) mengucapkan
penghargaan kepada DAP yang sudi menyokong Adun PAS sekiranya Pakatan
Rakyat menang di Melaka pada Pilihanraya Umum ke-13.
“Bagi DPPM, ini merupakan suatu penghargaan dan semangat setiakawan
yang tinggi ditunjukkan oleh Pakatan Rakyat,” kata ketua penerangannya,
Riduan Mohd Nor.
DPPM, ujarnya menganggap kenyataan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Melaka
(Adun) Kawasan Bachang, Lim Jak Wong merupakan tanda keikhlasan dan
kejujuran DAP dan Pakatan Rakyat dan memimpin perubahan di negara ini.