Malaysia Airlines completes scaling back of routes

 

It was reported yesterday that Malaysia Airlines would be reducing scheduled flights to 13 international destinations. (Malaysia Airlines pic)

PETALING JAYA: 

National carrier Malaysia Airlines says it has completed 

all necessary flight cancellations

 for August and September in addressing recent 

operational difficulties

.

However, the airline said in a statement posted on Facebook today that all remaining flights in August and September would operate as scheduled.

We are fully committed to ensuring customers’ travel plans proceed smoothly and without disruption,

 the airline said, following its Saturday apology over service disruption.

Yesterday, Aeroroutes.com reported that Malaysia Airlines was cutting back on flights to 13 destinations: Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Denpasar, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Jeddah, Medan Kualanamu, Mumbai, Osaka Kansai, Seoul Incheon, Shanghai Pudong, Singapore, Tokyo Narita and Yangon.

On Aug 24, Malaysia Airlines’s parent body, the Malaysia Aviation Group, acknowledged the disruptions that had taken place in the week of Aug 19 involving Malaysia Airlines, Firefly and Amal services.

We are taking immediate steps to address the root causes of these significant issues that contribute to operational difficulties including supply chain constraints, manpower challenges, and other external factors as part of the continuing normalisation of global aviation operations post-pandemic,

 group managing director Izham Ismail said.

He added that the group would temporarily reduce its network until the end of the year to execute corrective measures, which, he said, would ensure long-term reliability and robustness of operations. - FMT