Originally Posted by
AA_EXP09
USD or SGD?
(I was wondering because if the latter, I wonder how they can subsidise your fare considering there is a luggage allowance, buy on board opportunities are limited, and SIN taxes are 34 SGD. Even if it is USD, that is still cheaper than the coach ticket should taxes be removed, assuming this is an all in price.)
Passenger-related airport charges in Malaysia are peanuts - and very small peanuts for domestic flights. Aircraft-related charges are very low, too (nice for MH...)
Before LCC made there way into SIN you could generate a very significant saving, even using Malaysian flights to get to domestic destinations via JHB. It was good business for MH, who had a dedicated bus between Singapore and Johor airport.
These days I'm not sure I'd go to the faff just to get to KL: though I will admit to taking advantage of MYR fares from JB on the train to go north. (I have a geeky soft spot for trains
).