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Old Aug 27, 2018, 7:53 am
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KUL-BKI costs 250% more during 23/05/18 to 16/06/18?

Hi,

I am looking at flights from KUL-BKI on MH and they are usually around 349MYR one way but from 23/05/19 to 16/06/19 they jump to 869MYR. Just wondered if anyone knows why during this period? Is it a special holiday period?

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Old Aug 27, 2018, 8:06 am
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That period coincides with end of Ramadhan / Eid / school holidays.
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Old Aug 27, 2018, 8:10 am
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Originally Posted by Zawnet
That period coincides with end of Ramadhan / Eid / school holidays.
thus, many people in cities will return to their hometown for Eid al Fitr, driving up the airfares and surging demand for transport.
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Old Aug 27, 2018, 8:25 am
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It's during Ramadan period

It's because during Ramadan period, you are better off with AK
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Old Aug 27, 2018, 9:09 am
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it may also be a good time to redeem miles should there be space.
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Old Aug 27, 2018, 12:58 pm
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Aha that explains! Thanks everyone. Will look at AK.

I tried using miles but no availability
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Old Aug 27, 2018, 2:00 pm
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Aha that explains! Thanks everyone. Will look at AK.

I tried using miles but no availability
OD is worth a look as well
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Old Aug 27, 2018, 6:21 pm
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That said, if you could wait a little longer before making a purchase, from observations over the years - MH usually does introduce slightly cheaper fares for such super peak periods - it is probably too far out that these have yet to be uploaded.

i think these is a MATTA fare occasion coming up soon and you may be able to bag some lower fares for that travel period if you must/ prefer travel with MH.
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Old Aug 27, 2018, 6:25 pm
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And if you have flexi travel dates - for domestic travel in early Ramadhan - around early to mid May ‘19, - the fares can be quite good as loads are relatively poor and MH usually has very good promos for that travel period to take up the slack.
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