Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said deliberations would soon take place on various options to help out the country's airline industry.
KUALA LUMPUR: Merging money-losing state carrier Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) with low-cost airline AirAsia Group Bhd is one of the options to "save" them as the COVID-19 crisis batters the industry, Malaysia's second-most senior minister told Reuters on Friday.
The pandemic that has killed at least 143,744 people around the world has led to lockdowns in many countries, brought air travel to a virtual halt and left airlines battling for survival.
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