Malaysia Airlines Flights To Japan Disrupted Due To Earthquake

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) - Malaysia Airlines announced that its
flights to the Narita and Haneda airports in Tokyo will be disrupted due to the
massive earthquake which hit the coast of north-eastern Japan Friday.

However, MAS Flight MH52 to Kansai Airport in Osaka this evening will leave
as scheduled at 11.50pm, said MAS Media Relations Manager Su Wong in a
statement.

She said this morning’s Flight MH70 from Kuala Lumpur to Narita had been
diverted to Taipei.

She also said that all MAS passengers and crew at the affected airports in
Japan had been accounted for and were safe.

MAS Director of Operations Capt Azharuddin Osman said in the same statement
that the airline had received notification from the airport authorities to
suspend flights into and out of Narita and Haneda.

"We will only be able to confirm our flight schedules once we receive
clearance from the relevant civil aviation authorities.

"It is likely that flights to Japan may continue to be affected in the
coming days. We will monitor the situation closely, especially the operation
status of the affected airports,” he added.

In the meantime, customers are encouraged to watch out for updates and the
latest flight status on www.malaysiaairlines.com before proceeding to the
airport or call the MAS Call Centre at 1300-88-3000.

Su Wong said customers holding special fare tickets with restrictive terms
and conditions which normally did not allow for change of travel dates could now
do so without a penalty fee for the next three months.

She said customers holding tickets which allowed change of travel dates may
do so without a penalty fee. Refunds are allowed and subject to a refund
administrative fee.

MAS operates 11 flights weekly between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo, six flights
weekly between Kuala Lumpur and Osaka and three flights weekly between Kota
Kinabalu and Haneda.