AirAsia: Child not allowed on board because of chicken pox


PETALING JAYA: A mother and her child were prevented from boarding a flight from Vietnam to Malaysia because the child was infected with chicken pox and was deemed a health risk to other passengers, AirAsia said.

The airline was responding to Saturday night’s incident that went viral over social media.

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