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Covid-19: Full refund for cancelled flights is matter of principle , says Matta

Airlines have been urged to provide refunds for cancelled flights due to Covid-19 restrictions. - AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star Offering full refunds for cancelled flight tickets should be a convention among airlines, says the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta). It is a matter of principle to provide refunds for cancelled air tickets as most services are still not rendered due to the extraordinary situation, ” said Matta vice president (Air Transportation) Shazli Affuat Ghazali. He was commenting on the recent demand made by the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) for airlines to issue full refunds on flight tickets cancelled because of Covid-19 restrictions.

Covid-19: Issue full refunds on air tickets cancelled owing to pandemic, says Mavcom

PETALING JAYA: Airlines should issue full refunds on flight tickets cancelled because of Covid-19 restrictions, says the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom). Mavcom said it was concerned by the plight of consumers who have been inconvenienced because of the pandemic and the unprecedented circumstances it has created. It said that in balancing the rights of affected consumers and the sustainability of the aviation industry, it would continue to discharge its duties, under the Malaysian Aviation Commission Act 2015 (Act 771) and the Malaysian Aviation Consumer Protection Code 2016. In the event a flight has been cancelled due to government restrictions imposed with the intention of curbing the spread of the pandemic, airlines, as a matter of principle, ought to refund to the affected consumers the amount equivalent to the cost of the ticket at the time of the purchase, including taxes, charges and fees prescribed under any written law and charges for optional services that had b

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