Flight delayed due to food catering, what happened? - Wee Ka Siong

SHAH ALAM - Waiting for food catering was the reason given for the delay inMalaysia Airline Berhad (Mas) flight from Kuala Lumpur to Johor Bahru, boarded by former Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, was delayed for almost an hour.

Wee reprimanded the national airline and urged stern action on their food supply management plan.

He said flight MH1051 that he flew on today only took off at 10.20am instead of 9.30am as scheduled.

"I ran into Julau Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Larry Soon @ Larry Sng Wei Shien at KLIA, and it happened that we both had meetings and events in JB (Johor Bahru), so we boarded the same plane.

"When we arrived at Departure Gate A2 at 9.15am, we were informed that the plane was still not allowed to take off or board as it was waiting for catering supplies, so we had to wait again at Mas Golden Lounge.

"At 9.35am, from the Mas Golden Lounge, we noticed an AeroDarat vehicle arriving at the plane. After 13 minutes, the AeroDarat vehicle left the plane as soon as it finished unloading," he wrote on Facebook today.

The Ayer Hitam MP added that the trouble could have been avoided if there had been better coordination.

He revealed that Brahim's food supply contract had been terminated in the middle of this year, and he could accept it if there was a little 'commotion' in the beginning.

"Mas has implemented an alternative plan for months, but the food supply is still late on delivery to the plane. What happened? "Mas management must take serious action on this issue. Hopefully, this kind of incident will not happen again," he added.