Malaysia Airlines offered double commission for Australian Travel Agents
JUST over a month since flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, the struggling Malaysia Airlines has offered to almost double the commission Australian travel agents earn from selling seats on its planes. Agents have been advised that for the next month, all Malaysia Airlines tickets issued in Australia will be commissionable at 11 per cent in all cabin classes for travel originating in Australia. Malaysia Airlines in huge shake-up It means an agent could earn more than $600 for a return business class fare from Sydney to London, via Kuala Lumpur, or about $200 for a return economy fare. The new figure is almost double the previous six per cent commission level which will continue to apply to tickets issued for travel originating outside Australia. Commissions will revert to the normal rate after September 15. Haydn Long from Flight Centre said it was not unusual for airlines to up commissions to stimulate travel on certain routes. “You would have ...