Malaysia Airlines to stop seven international routes by

making Malaysian Airline System
Bhd., the state-owned company that runs the airline, in the
long run, The Star quoted Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy
as saying.
The newspaper said MAS has proposed doubling the current
surcharge of 7.50 ringgit (US$2; ¤1.70) for routes within
mainland Malaysia. It also wants to raise the surcharge
from 15 ringgit (US$4; ¤3.40) to 36 ringgit (US$9.70; ¤8)
for routes between mainland Malaysia and the two states of
Sabah and Sarawak on Borneo Island.
It did not say when the new surcharges will come into
effect.