PENANG: 'The Pearl of the Orient' gave a James Bond welcome to the first arrivals here from London in Malaysia Airlines' inaugural flight, with a local Agent 007 and a bevy of Bond girls in elegant gowns among those who received them at the Penang International Airport.
The 236 passengers who disembarked in Penang on MAS flight MH007, caught many by surprise when the plane landed at 3.50pm, about 40 minutes ahead of schedule, due to a tailwind.
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