KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia X Bhd has entered into a passenger charter and ancillary agreement with AirAsia Bhd to operate charter flights to transport the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) 850 forces to Beirut, Lebanon.
Malbatt is on a peacekeeping mission for the United Nations' interim force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) from Oct 12023 to Sept 30 2026.
The contract is worth RM29.7 million and will see four flights per year within October or November.
In a filing to Bursa Malaysia, AirAsia X noted the contract sum included, among others, annual commercial flight tickets of 30 special Malaysian Armed Forces delegates personnels to or from Beirut (including 50kg baggage allowance, insurance and inflight meals) and annual commercial return flight tickets to or from Beirut of 10 passengers in business class.
The sum will be paid in the course of three years.
Upon completion of each yearly operation of the charter operation, AirAsia X will provide an invoice to AirAsia for the relevant amount payable for the four operations in that particular year.
"Further, AirAsia shall also provide an invoice for the 3.0 per cent commission amount upon completion of the yearly operation of the charter operation.
"Within 30 days of receipt of the respective invoices, both parties shall make payment of the amount invoiced to the other party," it noted.