PETALING JAYA: Travellers can get flights for as low as RM9 one way during AirAsia’s “Big Sale” promotion this week.

All destinations apply from March 3 to 7, with domestic destinations like Penang, Langkawi, Terengganu, Johor Baru and Kota Baru priced from RM9 one-way.

Visitors can head to Kuching for RM29 and to Kota Kinabalu for RM49 one-way. For international flights, Austra lian destinations such as Gold Coast, Melbourne and Perth start at RM149 one-way, while a ticket to London is going for RM699.

To enjoy the discounts, passengers must book their trip between March 3 and 7 for travel between Sept 25 this year and Feb 13 next year.

Meanwhile, business and industry circles in northern Sarawak are disappointed that AirAsia had terminated direct flights from Miri to Singapore from Monday, saying this disrupted important business and tourism linkages.

Sarawak Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Datuk Sim Hock Guan said yesterday the move had resulted in loss of business for the oil and gas and tourism sectors, and interrupted daily social links.

He said the business community was surprised at the termination since the route averaged a 70% passenger load daily since it began last September.

“I am appealing to AirAsia and the federal authorities to reinstate the flight.

“Over the past three days, we received a lot of complaints from angry people from the business, tourism and oil and gas sectors and also from the public who are affected by the cancellation,” he said.

Sim added that the chamber had written to the state Tourism and Heritage Ministry and was informed that the issue had been forwarded to the state Cabinet.

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