MH17 crash: MAS retires flight number out of respect


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is set to retire flight number MH17 out of respect for the crew and passengers who were perished in the ill-fated flight that was reportedly shot down by separatist.

“In light of the recent incident, Malaysia Airlines’ Amsterdam (AMS) – Kuala Lumpur (KUL) service, MH17 flight number will be retired out of respect for our crew and passengers of the mentioned flight code.

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