An Air Service Permit (ASP) is required to transport passengers, mail or cargo for hire and reward by air between any two (2) or more places, of which one (1) falls within Malaysia’s borders. This shall not apply to a person who is permitted to operate a non-scheduled journey to or from Malaysia under the terms of any agreement or arrangement entered into by the Malaysian Government.

Every ASP includes specific legally-binding conditions on the services the permit holder is authorised to operate, the validity period of the permit as well as other conditions to which the permit is subjected to.

ASP apply to unscheduled journeys only. For journeys with a fixed schedule, the correct licence to apply for is the Air Service Licence.

Any person looking to apply for an ASP should contact aerolicence@caam.gov.my to set up a pre-application meeting.

Applications are assessed based on a range of criteria, including but not limited to the following:

• whether the applicant is a company incorporated in Malaysia and is directly under the control of a Malaysian company as well as the ownership structure of the applicant;
• demand for air transport in the proposed areas of operation;
• the experience and competency of the management team of the company;
• the feasibility of the proposed business plan;
• the financial viability of the business; and
• the existence of other similar services, their efficiency and regularity in the industry.

The latest decisions relating to ASP can be found here.

To renew your ASP, a written application should be submitted to aerolicence@caam.gov.my to initiate a formal application process. Upon full submission of all required documentation, the document evaluation would commence.

Every holder of an ASP is required to provide regular financial and operational reports as part of their permit’s conditions.