GWR
17-05-08, 12:25 AM
End of an era!?:
MAS And Singapore Airlines End Shuttle Service Deal
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines have mutually decided to terminate the Shuttle Agreement on their services between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, with effect from June 1.
The two national carriers started the shuttle service in 1982, in response to demand for shuttle-like flights between the two cities.
In a joint statement, they said the termination of the Shuttle Agreement will not reduce frequencies or change the fact that a wide variety of fares are now available on the route.
The Shuttle Agreement provided for the carriers to agree on a common fare to charge customers who turned up at the airport on standby for the next flight, they added.
The progressive deregulation of the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route and the ever-increasing use of the Internet for a variety of transactions such as booking of tickets and check-in (even at the last minute), has changed the travel landscape, removing the need for a shuttle service, they said.
The newly-deregulated market has opened up opportunities for the two airlines to offer more frequency and fare options, which will better serve the needs of the travelling public, they added.
Malaysia Airlines Commercial Director, Datuk Abdul Rashid Khan said bilateral airline co-operation has evolved over the years into comprehensive and more flexible arrangements to cope with the ever growing challenges faced by the industry.
"In our case, co-operation with Singapore Airlines has moved into dynamic code-share that allows each airline to determine its own fare options and yet allow uplift of each others passengers," he added.
It is only natural that the earlier shuttle service arrangement which served both carriers' needs earlier is phased out, he added.
-- BERNAMA
Non-specific link:
http://www.bernama.com.my/
MAS And Singapore Airlines End Shuttle Service Deal
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines have mutually decided to terminate the Shuttle Agreement on their services between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, with effect from June 1.
The two national carriers started the shuttle service in 1982, in response to demand for shuttle-like flights between the two cities.
In a joint statement, they said the termination of the Shuttle Agreement will not reduce frequencies or change the fact that a wide variety of fares are now available on the route.
The Shuttle Agreement provided for the carriers to agree on a common fare to charge customers who turned up at the airport on standby for the next flight, they added.
The progressive deregulation of the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route and the ever-increasing use of the Internet for a variety of transactions such as booking of tickets and check-in (even at the last minute), has changed the travel landscape, removing the need for a shuttle service, they said.
The newly-deregulated market has opened up opportunities for the two airlines to offer more frequency and fare options, which will better serve the needs of the travelling public, they added.
Malaysia Airlines Commercial Director, Datuk Abdul Rashid Khan said bilateral airline co-operation has evolved over the years into comprehensive and more flexible arrangements to cope with the ever growing challenges faced by the industry.
"In our case, co-operation with Singapore Airlines has moved into dynamic code-share that allows each airline to determine its own fare options and yet allow uplift of each others passengers," he added.
It is only natural that the earlier shuttle service arrangement which served both carriers' needs earlier is phased out, he added.
-- BERNAMA
Non-specific link:
http://www.bernama.com.my/