MAS debunks ‘empty flight’ report by Aussie news portal


  • Nation
  • Friday, 29 Aug 2014

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines has de­­bunked a report by an Australian news portal that described one of its planes as nearly empty, saying that the London-KL flight was actually over 90% full.

The portal — news.com.au — had alleged that the airline was “burning through its cash reserves” to stay afloat and used pictures in social media by passengers showing empty seats and check-in lines.

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