Probe technical issues plaguing Malaysia Airlines, Wee tells Putrajaya
Published on: Friday, August 23, 2024
By: FMT
A crisis of confidence in Malaysia Airlines would likely damage the country’s reputation and potentially incur losses to the company, says former transport minister Wee Ka Siong.
PETALING JAYA: Former transport minister Wee Ka Siong has called for Putrajaya to investigate the technical issues plaguing Malaysia Airlines, some of which had forced the national carrier to make emergency landings.
In a Facebook post, Wee noted that there have been at least eight incidents reported since 2023, which seems to have sparked a serious loss of confidence among passengers, with some wondering if it was still safe to fly Malaysia Airlines.
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He said such a crisis of confidence would likely damage the country’s reputation and potentially incur losses for the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent company for Malaysia Airlines, if such incidents persists.
And ultimately, it could affect the country’s economy, Wee added.
The government and the transport ministry must immediately investigate and assist Malaysia Airlines to eliminate or prevent similar incidents from happening again.
Wee’s call for action came a day after an issue with pressurisation forced a Malaysia Airlines flight bound for Medina to return to KLIA yesterday.
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On Tuesday, Malaysia Airlines flight MH386 bound for Shanghai from Kuala Lumpur was forced to return to KLIA after experiencing a cabin pressure problem.
On the same day, Malaysia Airlines flight MH128 from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur was forced to make a diversion to Alice Springs after experiencing engine problems mid-air.
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Malaysia Airlines said the Airbus A330-323 had suffered a "technical issue".
Three other Malaysia Airlines flights have also had to make emergency landings recently. On Aug 4, a Malaysia Airlines flight with 259 pilgrims bound for Jeddah returned to KLIA due to a technical problem soon after takeoff.
On June 24, a Bangkok-bound flight returned to KLIA after experiencing a pressurisation issue, while on June 20, a Malaysia Airlines flight with over 100 passengers bound for Kuala Lumpur made an emergency landing at Hyderabad airport in India due to an engine problem.
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