Sultan Ibrahim escorted by two fighter jets during flight before swearing-in ceremony


PETALING JAYA: Two Royal Malaysian Air Force fighter jets were deployed to escort the private jet of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim King of Malaysia as he travelled to Subang Jaya here before the swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday (Jan 31).

In a statement on its official Facebook page, the Air Force said a F/A-18 D Hornet and a Sukhoi Su-30 MKM were deployed to escort the Boeing 737-82Z (BBJ2) which was carrying Sultan Ibrahim to be sworn in at Istana Negara on Wednesday (Jan 31).

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