AirAsia Gains, Rakyat Loses

Zamkata Monday, June 25, 2012

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Tony Fernandes has very clever ‘reasons’, but the Malaysian rakyat loses. When will this end?

From Day 1, Tony Fernandes has been manipulating Malaysian laws and law-makers to his advantage; and each time he gets what he wanted, he gets more arrogant and cocky.

The Ministry of International Trade and Industy stopped the deceptive practice of pricing things at “.99” which cheated the rakyat into thinking something was cheaper than it actually was. But AirAsia has been quoting fares at “RM199” all along with impunity. Tony Fernandes has very clever ‘reasons’, but the Malaysian rakyat loses.

The Ministry of Domestic Trade & Consumerism issued guidelines where restaurants, hotels and airlines are forced to list all-inclusive prices, but for a decade AirAsia advertised a non-existent ’fare’ minus many other charges. Also, passengers have been ‘robbed’ of millions due to cancelled flights that are not compensated. Tony Fernandes has very clever ‘reasons’, but the Malaysian rakyat loses.

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