Malaysia Airlines says planes from Jakarta full

Malaysia Airlines says planes from Jakarta full

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia Airlines (MAS) said yesterday
that its planes from Jakarta were full, but it did not know if
the strong demand for seats was due to riots in the Indonesian
capital or the return of Malaysians from holiday.

A spokeswoman for the state carrier, a unit of Malaysian
Airline System Bhd., said there had been no change in flight
schedules.

"Out of Indonesia, it is full," she told Reuters by telephone.

"Whether it is because of rioting, we are not able to define.
Normally this is our peak period because of school holidays and
flights are full.

"Whether the flights are full because of the holidays or the
current situation (in Indonesia), we cannot tell."

Jakarta is being hit by its worst riots in more than three
decades, triggered by protests against price hikes imposed by the
government in an effort to resolve its economic crisis and
demands for President Soeharto to step down.

Mobs rampaged through sections of Jakarta yesterday, with no
apparent slackening of rampant violence a day after 12 people
were killed in anti-government protests, riots, arson and
looting.