Aviation safety, security improvements crucial, Liow tells ICAO Council

PETALING JAYA: Improvements in safety and security for commercial aircraft is crucial in light of "two unprecedented tragedies" that have rocked the aviation industry in the short span of just four months.

"On an average day, more than eight million people fly and it would be nothing short of negligent on our part to waste one more day without implementing policies and procedures to help keep them safe," Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said at the 203rd session of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council in Montreal, Canada.