Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia Airlines said on Sunday that it would retire flight code MH17 as a “mark of respect” for the 298 people killed in a jet crash in violence-wracked eastern Ukraine.
The daily Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur service will instead take on the code MH19 from July 25.
“In light of the recent incident, Malaysia Airlines’ Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur service, MH17 flight number will be retired out of respect for our crew and passengers,” the national flag carrier said in a statement.
“There are no changes to the frequency of our services, and we will continue to operate daily services between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur,” …read more
Source: The Jakarta Globe
