AIRLINE companies must not make excessive profits by raising ticket prices to Sabah and Sarawak during the festive season, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said based on media reports, the airfares to both the states during this festive season had shot up by up to 500% during the festive season.
He described this increase as “extreme” because the people had no alternative other than to fly to East Malaysia.
As such, the prime minister said he had asked Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi to investigate if there was any violation under the Price Control and Anti -Profiteering Act 2011 in the increase in ticket prices.
“The ministry must be firm against any party, no matter big or small, that makes excessive profits under the law. Immediate action must be taken to safeguard the interests of the people.
“We will also not allow traders to take advantage of the festive season or fasting to put pressure on the people,” he said.
Ismail said this in his speech when opening Pasaraya MG CoopMart, which is owned by Koperasi Pekebun Kecil Daerah Bera Berhad (Kopbera) and the “Semarak Ramadan Keluarga Malaysia” sale for the Bera parliamentary constituency here today. – April 17, 2022
