The airfare for MAS flights from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore is set to rise on May 15 by more than 55% for first class passengers and almost 20% for economy travellers.

First class one-way fare at present is RM314 and will be increased to RM488 while the economy ticket at RM222 will increase to RM266.

The national carrier had issued a notice to all travel agents about the new prices.
(News extract from The Star Newspaper dated 6 May 2006)