LABUAN: The new ferry passenger fares from Labuan to mainland Sabah will be implemented from June 15, says Labuan Holdings Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Mohammad Ridzuan Ibrahim.

       He said that Labuan Holdings, as the Labuan International Ferry Terminal management, implemented the move as ferry passenger fares from Labuan to Menumbok had not been reviewed for a long time.

       He added that the move also included the standardisation of the fare from Menumbok to Labuan at RM15.

       "We will start implementing ferry fares from RM13 to RM15 starting June 15,” he told Bernama Monday (June 13).

       Ridzuan also said the increase in fares was originally scheduled in 2017 but postponed.

       "The fare increase was approved by the Sabah Ports and Harbour Department in 2017 but was not implemented. This move is actually not just an increase (in fare) as it is more of a standardisation,” he said.

       "We have never imposed terminal fees and surcharges on travellers, despite the management company is carrying out a number of manifests (registration of passengers) work,” he said.

       However, Ridzuan said, consumers currently only had to pay 50% of the actual price due to the subsidy given by the government for the journey from two Labuan ferry terminals to Menumbok. - Bernama