Wuhan virus: Seven Malindo Air crew members quarantined in China
THE STAR
Sunday, 26 Jan 20206:38 PM MYT
By VANISSA GANGADARAN
PETALING JAYA: Seven Malindo Air crew members have been quarantined for up to 14 days in Zhengzhou, China, according to the airline.
The seven were on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Zhengzhou on Friday (Jan 24), with a passenger from Hubei province on board, who is suspected of contracting the Wuhan coronavirus, it said in a Facebook post on Sunday (Jan 26).
The airline said it is closely monitoring the situation and will provide necessary assistance to the crew as well as authorities in China, to minimise the spread of the coronavirus.
“As we speak, proactive screening of passengers on the ground and tighter control over the movement of our passengers for all flights to and from mainland China are ongoing.
“All Chinese passengers from Hubei province (as shown in passport) must produce (a) medical certificate to prove that they are fit to fly.
“Passengers who are found unfit to travel will be denied boarding the flight,” said Malindo Air.
On Jan 23, Malindo Air and AirAsia cancelled all flights to Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak.
Malaysia currently has four confirmed cases of the coronavirus, all of whom are Chinese nationals.
UPDATE (26 January 2020):
Malindo Air would like to confirm that 7 of its crew have been quarantined (for up to 14 days) in Zhengzhou as there was a passenger from Hubei province on-board, who is suspected with coronavirus. These crew operated flight from Kuala Lumpur to Zhengzhou on 24th January.
Malindo Air is closely monitoring the situation and providing all necessary assistance to the crew as well as authorities in China, to minimise the spread of the coronavirus.
As we speak, proactive screening of passengers on the ground and tighter control over the movement of our passengers for all flights to and from Mainland China are on going. All Chinese passengers from Hubei province (as shown in passport) must produce medical certificate to proof that they are fit to fly. Passengers who are found unfit to travel will be denied to board the flight.
Passengers can contact the Malindo Air Customer Care team customer_care@malindoair.com or call +603-7841 5388 (8:00am - 10pm) to cancel or change their travel plans.
