Covid-19: Transport Minister to bring airlines woes to Cabinet
BY AZRIL ANNUAR
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said he will bring the problems facing Malaysia’s airline industry in light of the Covid-19 pandemic to the Cabinet meeting next week to find a resolution.said the newly minted transport minister is currently collecting data to ensure proper planning. “We are now collecting all data collectively to discuss this issue in the Cabinet,” he reportedly said.
Wee said that airport vendors and businesses located there are complaining of a lack of sales because there are not many passengers disembarking or embarking on flights anymore.
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