Transport minister Wee Ka Siong said the operating hours for airports should also be extended until midnight, if necessary.

He urged airlines to be fair to all passengers, especially students, most of whom would opt to buy tickets at a cheap price.

“The Malaysian aviation commission (Mavcom) needs to increase the monitoring of ticket prices and flight schedules to allow the people to return home to vote.

“I will ask (Mavcom) to look at the available facilities and use them as best as possible.

“As for land transport, I guarantee that everything will be sufficient throughout the period (GE15).”

He spoke to reporters after attending the Batu Pahat district-level National Sports Day and the handing-over ceremony of the Keluarga Malaysia Driving Licence Assistance (BLKM) to 107 recipients at SMK Suria Perdana here today.

On BLKM, the incumbent Ayer Hitam MP said that 2,000 people from the B40 group across the country had benefitted from the initiative since it was launched by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on March 13, adding that most of them were residing in the interiors of Pahang, Sabah and Sarawak.

Wee said the BLKM allows people to get a valid driving licence easily from the road transport department.