KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE: What appears to be a third air disaster involving a Malaysian carrier in less than a year has further dented confidence in the country’s aviation industry and spooked air travelers across the region.
A plane belonging to Indonesia AirAsia, 49 percent owned by Malaysia-based budget carrier AirAsia, vanished on Sunday on a flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore. There were 162 people on board Flight QZ8501, which is presumed to have crashed at sea.
Malaysia’s only other airline, Malaysia Airlines (MAS), was involved in twin air disasters this year with flight MH370 disappearing over the southern Indian …read more
Source: Free Malaysia Today
