By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, April 18: Malaysia Airlines (MAS Airlines) has announced today that several flights from Kuala Lumpur to Sabah/Sarawak and from Sabah/Sarawak to Kuala Lumpur on April 18 have been cancelled following the eruption of Gunung Ruang in Indonesia yesterday (April 17).
The affected flights are as follows:
To/from Sabah
· MH7420 (KUL-TWU)
· MH7421 (TWU-KUL)
· MH2612 (KUL-BKI)
· MH2621 (BKI-KUL)
· MH2710 (KUL-SDK)
· MH2711 (SDK-KUL)
· MH2610 (KUL-BKI)
· MH2611 (BKI-KUL)
· MH7404 (KUL-BKI)
· MH7405 (BKI-KUL)
· MH2613 (BKI-KUL)
To/from Sarawak
· MH2520 (KUL-KCH)
· MH2513 (KCH-KUL)
· MH2542 (KUL-KCH)
· MH2543 (KCH-KUL)
· MH2574 (KUL-MYY)
· MH2575 (MYY-KUL)
· MH2742 (KUL-BTU)
· MH2473 (BTU-KUL)
“Given the evolving situation, Malaysia Airlines will continue to closely monitor developments. Further updates regarding flight cancellations will be updated here and communicated directly to affected customers.
“Concurrently, the airline is working to accommodate passengers affected by the cancellation of flights on alternative flights once the situation progressively improves.
“Passengers are urged to update their contact details via My Booking on Malaysia Airlines’ website to receive timely updates from time to time via email and SMS,” read a statement issued via MAS Airlines’ official Facebook page.
“The safety of our passengers and crew remains of utmost importance to Malaysia Airlines,” added the airline.
According to Reuters, at least 800 people have been evacuated in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province following multiple eruptions of the area’s Ruang volcano, which has spewed lava and ash clouds into the sky for days, the country’s volcanology agency reported yesterday.
The volcano, located on Ruang island about 100 km (62 miles) from the provincial capital Manado, has erupted more than three times since Tuesday (April 16). — DayakDaily
