AirAsia deploys special flight to evacuate Malaysians from Bangladesh


SEPANG: A special flight, under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s directive to bring back Malaysians in strife-torn Bangladesh, departed from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 2 at 7.30am on Tuesday (July 23).

The AirAsia flight, which utilises an Airbus A320 wide-body aircraft capable of accommodating 350 passengers, is expected to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 9.20am (local time).

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