KUALA LUMPUR: Festive season airfares have remained lower and controlled this year, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

He attributed this to the government's initiative in setting a price ceiling and the commitment of airlines to increase festive period flight capacity.

"This has always been a major challenge during festive seasons, but I am proud that this year, we are not hearing complaints about being unable to buy flight tickets to Sabah and Sarawak or about excessively high fares, as we have a maximum price policy during festive periods.