GE14 | In anticipation of the 14th general election, Cathay Pacific has waived rebooking and rerouting fees for flight tickets issued in Malaysia, if the travel date falls on polling day.

Cathay Pacific announced the travel advisory on their website last week, which is only applicable to Malaysian citizens.

“If the election date falls within the passenger's inbound or outbound travel date, one change is permitted for all tickets, including those with restrictions on date change,” it said.

The airlines stated that any flight ticket changes must be done within seven days from the announcement of GE14.

Passengers are allowed to delay their travel dates up to two months from the original date of travel, added the Hong Kong-based carrier.

However, it said the waiver is not applicable to fare or tax differences should the new date fall into higher subclass or seasonality, with all surcharges to apply as per purchased flight ticket fare rules.