KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24- Malaysia Airlines will be deploying its A330-300 aircraft in three rescue mission flights for Malaysian students in strife-torn Egpyt.
The first rescue flight MH8100 will depart Kuala Lumpur on Sunday (Aug 25) at 11.10 am and expected to arrive at the Cairo International Airport at 3 pm local Egypt time.
Malaysia Airlines’ Group Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said two other flights will be deployed on Aug 26 and 27 at the same schedule.
“MH8100 will be ferrying Malaysian government officials and the Operation Team from Malaysian Airlines,” he said in a statement today.
Being the national carrier and a responsible corporate entity, he said Malaysia Airlines was always prepared to assist the government in ensuring Malaysians were safely back to Malaysia and away from the turmoil in Egypt.
“Our team has been working round the clock to ensure the success of this mission and will continue to support the National Security Council (NSC) and government,” he said.
NSC is the main coordinating body for the rescue mission in Egpyt.
Among its immediate task will be determining the list of passengers to be assigned to the various mode of transportation deployed to Egypt.
Ahmad Jauhari said Malaysia Airlines is assisting NSC to facilitate the evacuation process.
In 2011, Malaysia Airlines was actively involved in a similar rescue mission of students from Cairo during an unrest.
– BERNAMA
