<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡10日讯）马航（Malaysia Airlines Bhd）连同姐妹公司飞荧（Firefly）和飞翼（MASwings），加入其他航空公司的行列，宣布在5月9日第14届全国大选期间出游的乘客将豁免航班更改或航班重订费用。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>该集团在文告指出：“这是为了让大马人民履行他们的选民责任。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>这适用于出发日期为5月8日至10日，入境或出境的所有类型机票。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“只允许更改一次，且必须在即日起的10天内更换。乘客可从原定日期展延最多两个月的时间。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>马航指出，客户可在各航空公司售票处办理更换机票，或致电马航/飞翼客服中心1300 88 3000，或飞荧客服中心03-7845 4543。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>其他提供类似免费改机票的航空公司有国泰航空（Cathay Pacific）、马印航空（Malindo Airways）和亚洲航空（AirAsia）。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：陈慧珊）</p></div>


（吉隆坡10日讯）马航（Malaysia Airlines Bhd）连同姐妹公司飞荧（Firefly）和飞翼（MASwings），加入其他航空公司的行列，宣布在5月9日第14届全国大选期间出游的乘客将豁免航班更改或航班重订费用。

该集团在文告指出：“这是为了让大马人民履行他们的选民责任。”

这适用于出发日期为5月8日至10日，入境或出境的所有类型机票。

“只允许更改一次，且必须在即日起的10天内更换。乘客可从原定日期展延最多两个月的时间。”

马航指出，客户可在各航空公司售票处办理更换机票，或致电马航/飞翼客服...

马航也宣布免费改机票

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