Other sources of income include charging for licences.Sources said the passenger service charges (PSC) for travellers had also come under review. "The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, Energy Commission and the Securities Commission are regulators that do not depend on consumers for funding," another industry executive said. "At this stage it is still exploring and a decision has to be made at some point. Perhaps Mavcom should look in that direction instead of getting travellers to fork out money to sustain them. "While passengers have funded civil-aviation authorities' operations in such places as Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Britain and Germany, other countries, Malaysia included, have so far resisted attempts to impose on passengers who are already burdened by onerous airport charges.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 18, 2016 18:00 UTC