MAS to remain an international carrier, all domestic routes to be retained

SEPANG: Malaysia Airlines will remain an international full-fledged service carrier and not a regional carrier. It will also retain all its domestic routes.

Termination letters were sent to 20,000 employees Monday. Of that number, a total of 6,000 staff will have their contracts terminated while 14,000 will be offered employment with the new Malaysia Airlines Bhd group (MAS Bhd).