MAS uses bigger aircraft to fly passengers from Phuket

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) used a bigger aircraft to fly affected passengers back from Phuket, Thailand after the Phuket airport was reopened at 5pm Monday following Sunday’s air crash.

MAS, which operates two daily flights to the island resort, used an Airbus A330-300 instead of a B737-300 for its MH790 flight Monday evening.

The airline said in a press statement that the bigger aircraft was to accommodate the affected passengers from Sunday evening and Monday morning’s flights, which were cancelled.

The Airbus has twice the seat capacity compared to the Boeing.

“As the airport closure was beyond the control of airlines, passengers on our affected flights have been duly informed of the situation,” the statement read.

The Phuket airport was closed following the crash of budget airline One-Two-Go which killed 89 people during a storm.

Malaysia Star, Malaysia