Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) sold a record 82,896 tickets in the first 24 hours of Monday’s start of sales for travel between January 1 to April 30, Bernama reports. That period covers both Chinese New Year in February and Hari Raya Aidilfitri in March.
“The extraordinary response within just 24 hours proves that trains remain the preferred choice among the public. Although the number of unsuccessful transactions was very small, KTM remains committed to improving its system to ensure a smoother and more reliable ticket-purchasing experience,” KTM chief technical officer (acting group chief executive officer) Ahmad Nizam Mohamed Amin said in a statement.
All 79 unsuccessful transactions are being processed for refunds, which are expected to be completed within 14 days in accordance with the respective banks’ procedures.
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