Passengers told airline staff they didn’t want to be “crash-test dummies” after multiple aborted flights and barely any food.
After the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Auckland was aborted about 8.45pm on January 1, the passengers were forced to sit in the plane on the runway for hours.For dinner the passengers were only given a snack pack consisting of knock-off Oreos, a “gross” croissant, a crispy treat, two crackers and a little cup of water.Malaysia Airlines said all the nearby hotels were full and “eventually secured” four different hotels for the passengers.
When they got back to the airport that morning, they were given breakfast vouchers that were only valid for a muffin and a black coffee at a cafe near the gate. Ms Kaur had to pay for milk. “It has also been noted that due to the short duration of time between the flight departures on January 2, we were only able to provide snacks which proved to be rather too light considering most passengers did not have ample time to use the vouchers given for breakfast,” the airline said in a statement.The new flight was on the same plane as the day before and just as it was about to take off, it again came to a halt.they told airline staff they didn’t want to be “crash-test dummies”.
“It almost feels like you’re in prison – you can’t eat, you can’t leave that area and you’re all hungry. And there were people with little kids there as well.”
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