Wife didn’t want me on sustainable aviation fuel test flight, says Abang Johari


A file picture of an Airbus A220 aircraft using sustainable aviation fuel at Lima 23. – Bernama

KUCHING: Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has shared how he went against his wife's wish not to fly on an autonomous aircraft powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from here to Langkawi recently.

According to him, his wife Puan Sri Juma'ani Tuanku Bujang tried to dissuade him from getting on the test flight using an Airbus aircraft using SAF produced from microalgae that was still on trial production.

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