Thursday July 2, 2009
Tee Keat: I will cooperate in PAC probe
PUTRAJAYA: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat will cooperate if he is called up by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to give his statement over the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) issue.
He said the committee had the right to call up anyone to give their statement after receiving the audit report by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
“They can call up anyone, including myself. I will give the cooperation needed,” he told reporters after receiving the inaugural AirAsia flight from Taipei at the LCCT here yesterday.
Ong was commenting on committee chairman Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid’s decision to call up current and former ministers, Port Klang Authority officers and stakeholders for statements.
He said the move by the PAC showed that there was nothing the Transport Ministry intended to hide from the public when it revealed the audit report as accused by certain quarters.
On the issue of air routes, Ong said there were a few factors to consider when asked if the ministry was giving the green light for low-cost carriers to operate new routes to South Korea, Japan and Sydney.
“These are existing routes that are serviced by our full service carriers.
“We need to look at the current passenger load, the market potential and how well it can develop before making any decision,” he said.
Ong said that eventually, AirAsia would have to decide when it wanted to start operating these routes.
AirAsia Berhad group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes, meanwhile, said there has not been any cancellation of flights because of the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak.
“In fact, our sales have doubled after we reduced the administration fees for our tickets.
“We also see an increase in sales in our overseas market,” he said.
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