The Sun (Malaysia)

MAS named Matta Fair official airline for second year

- BY EDMUND LEE

GEORGE TOWN: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is once again the official airline for the Malaysian Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) Fair for a second year.

The fair, scheduled to take place at the SPICE arena from Sept 28 to 30, offers visitors discounts of up to 30% for MAS business and economy class from participat­ing travel agents.

The airline’s sister company Firefly is offering 20% discounts for all flights and up to 40% for group bookings.

MAS head of sales Roslan Ismail told reporters that visitors who book their trip on the airline will also stand a chance to win sponsored prizes through lucky draws.

For this year’s Matta Fair Penang Buyers’ Contest, MAS will sponsor two business class tickets to Fuzhou, China and two economy class tickets to Surabaya, Indonesia.

“Visitors can also win tickets from Firefly to Phuket, Bandar Aceh, Langkawi, Subang and Kota Baru.

“The national carrier’s involvemen­t also celebrates its long-term relationsh­ip with Matta, two national brands working together to bring great value for travellers, “he said.

Matta honorary secretaryg­eneral Nigel Wong said the opportunit­y for collaborat­ion on attractive fares to many destinatio­ns including Asean markets will be an added value to consumers’ holiday packages.

The fair offers travellers a variety of value-for-money domestic and internatio­nal packages from over 60 Matta members and organisati­ons.

 ??  ?? From left: Penang Matta secretaryg­eneral Steve Ng, Wong, Roslan, Firefly Sdn Bhd sales (northern) vice-president Audrey Yu and MAS head of sales for Malaysia / Brunei Dianne Yip after the press conference.
From left: Penang Matta secretaryg­eneral Steve Ng, Wong, Roslan, Firefly Sdn Bhd sales (northern) vice-president Audrey Yu and MAS head of sales for Malaysia / Brunei Dianne Yip after the press conference.

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