KUALA LUMPUR: As airlines around the world move to ban passengers displaying flu-like symptoms from boarding their planes following the current scare of atypical pneumonia, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) said it will provide protective masks for them on its flights.
This was among key measures taken by the national carrier after the World Health Organisation (WHO) sent out its global alert and advice to all airlines on the flu-like illness, also known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).