US EditionEconomic Sabotage Probe Ordered Against AirAsia’s Travel Agency - BusinessWorld Online
- On June 2, 2025, the Department of Transportation in the Philippines initiated an investigation into AirAsia MOVE following complaints about inflated ticket prices for flights from Tacloban to Manila, and is moving towards filing charges related to economic sabotage.
- The probe followed complaints, including one from Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez, who paid about P77,700 via AirAsia MOVE for tickets that cost only around P49,500 on Philippine Airlines' official site.
- DOTr issued a cease-and-desist order on May 26 to AirAsia MOVE for unauthorized sales exceeding approved fare structures, and is coordinating with cybercrime authorities to block the platform's website.
- Vince Dizon, the head of the Department of Transportation, described the platform's pricing as outrageous and tantamount to criminal behavior, adding that authorities are in the process of finalizing charges to be filed within the week to stop further consumer exploitation.
- This action highlights regulatory efforts to curb fare overpricing amid a transportation crisis caused by the San Juanico Bridge's partial closure, with DOTr also instructing probes into other platforms suspected of similar abuses.
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Govt moves vs high airfares, cargo rates
THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Monday said it would file an economic sabotage case against a Malaysia-based online booking platform for allegedly charging "unacceptable" airfares for flights to Tacloban City. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said his department, in coordination with the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) and the DOTr-Aviation Group, is preparing the charges against AirAsia Move. The CAB issued a cease and desist order…
Economic sabotage probe ordered against AirAsia’s travel agency - BusinessWorld Online
THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) is considering filing economic sabotage charges against AirAsia MOVE, the online travel agency (OTA) of AirAsia group, for allegedly setting fares at unreasonably high levels. At a briefing on Monday, Transportation Secretary Vivencio B. Dizon said the DoTr is investigating complaints after ticket prices booked via AirAsia MOVE of up to P39,000 one way to and from Tacloban. “This is absurd. This is a crim…
AirAsia Move faces economic sabotage case
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is preparing an economic sabotage case against the online travel agent platform of aviation group AirAsia for allegedly selling plane tickets to Tacloban at “unreasonably” high prices. In a press briefing on Monday, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said they were finalizing the complaints against AirAsia Move with
DOTr orders AirAsia MOVE to stop selling Philippine tickets over alleged overpricing
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has ordered AirAsia MOVE, the online booking arm of Malaysia-based AirAsia, to cease selling airline tickets in the Philippines due to reports of alleged fare overcharging.In a press conference on Monday, June 2, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon stated that Leyte 4th District Rep. Richard Gomez had alerted him about the platform’s high ticket prices.Based on a booking done last weekend, a Philippine Ai…
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