MAS suspends flights to Medan<\/p>\n
MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Malaysian Airline Service (MAS) has
\nsuspended its flights from Penang to Medan this week because of
\nthe Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) threat.<\/p>\n
A MAS employee in Medan, Rahmat, confirmed here on Wednesday
\nthat his company had decided to suspend its flights to the city
\nbecause of the drastic drop in the number of passengers due to
\nSARS.<\/p>\n
He conceded that despite slashing ticket prices to US$65, the
\nnumber of travelers using MAS on the route had plunged last week
\nto 20 passengers per day, from around 100 per day before the
\nepidemic.<\/p>\n
Prior to the virus scare, MAS had serviced the Penang-Medan
\nroute three times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.<\/p>\n
Rahmat added that he did not know whether the suspension would
\nbe extended if the situation worsened.<\/p>\n
The SARS threat has also caused Garuda Indonesia to suspend
\nits Medan-Singapore route since April 1, while Silk Air has
\nreduced its flights from 11 times a week to one flight a week for
\nthe same route. -- JP<\/p>",
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