MALAYSIA AIRLINES FIRST ASIAN CARRIER TO LEAVE FRANKFURT

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines (MAS) became the first
Asian long-haul carrier to leave Frankfurt airport in Germany at 11.40 last
night (Frankfurt time) following the lifting of flight restrictions in Europe, a
company spokeswoman said Wednesday.

She said the aircraft, carrying 338 passengers, including passengers
transferred from Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific, was expected to arrive
at the KL International Airport (KLIA) at 5.30pm Wednesday.

Airports and long-haul airlines around the world had been affected by flight
disruptions in Europe from massive volumes of volcanic ash spewed from the
Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland about a week ago.

Hundreds of thousands of air travellers around the world had been stranded
as a result of flight cancellations and postponements following airspace
restrictions imposed out of safety concerns.

There had been concerns that the airborne volcanic ash, which had been
hovering about 3,200m above sea level, could cause aircraft engines to stall.

--BERNAMA



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