CORONAVIRUS | The National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (Nufam) said it is alarmed and appalled over the loosening of social distancing rules once airlines resume normal flight service.

In a statement released today by the Nufam secretariat, the union said the Transport Ministry had issued letters to both Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) in which it indicated that once other health measures were implemented, the social distancing rule need not be implemented in order to allow airlines to return to full capacity.

This tallies with Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong's announcement on Thursday that the decision to do away with social distancing on board aircraft was made after taking into account international standards and...