A source from the aviation industry has claimed that the airport tax or passenger service charge (PSC) will be increased come Sept 1.

However, both the Transport Ministry and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) have denied this.

“No increase (of the PSC). (There has been) no decision to increase the PSC,” Deputy Transport Minister Ab Aziz Kaprawi told Malaysiakini.

Aziz, however, admitted that the matter was indeed discussed by the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom)...