<p>Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent of national carrier Malaysia Airlines, said on Thursday it would reduce network capacity by 20 per cent across its airlines this year amid a shortage of planes, labour and parts.</p><p>The group, which also operates carrier Firefly and Muslim pilgrimage service provider Amal, said in a statement the reduction would involve domestic flights as well as routes in Southeast Asia, North Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Greater China, South Asia and the Middle East.</p>.Tech giants urge Malaysia to pause plan for social media platform licenses.<p>"While it is a difficult decision, our focus is to prioritise customers first, ensuring we can deliver credible flight schedules and ensure the best possible customer experience moving forward," MAG said.</p><p>MAG said this month it would temporarily reduce flights across all of its carriers until December following a string of service disruptions this year.</p><p>Malaysia's civil aviation regulator this week cut the duration of Malaysia Airlines' air operator certificate to one year from three years following a probe that found significant technical issues at the state carrier, including a shortage of skilled labour and mechanical parts.</p><p>MAG said it would work closely with regulators and manufacturers to address operational challenges and ensure timely and reliable delivery of spare parts.</p><p>A global shortage of parts has also affected deliveries of new planes, which has impacted the group's flight planning, MAG said.</p><p>It said it had received only four Boeing 737-8 aircraft out of 13 expected this year.</p><p>Similarly, it was scheduled to take delivery of four A330neo planes from Airbus in 2024, but will now receive only three by the end of the year, MAG said.</p>
<p>Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent of national carrier Malaysia Airlines, said on Thursday it would reduce network capacity by 20 per cent across its airlines this year amid a shortage of planes, labour and parts.</p><p>The group, which also operates carrier Firefly and Muslim pilgrimage service provider Amal, said in a statement the reduction would involve domestic flights as well as routes in Southeast Asia, North Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Greater China, South Asia and the Middle East.</p>.Tech giants urge Malaysia to pause plan for social media platform licenses.<p>"While it is a difficult decision, our focus is to prioritise customers first, ensuring we can deliver credible flight schedules and ensure the best possible customer experience moving forward," MAG said.</p><p>MAG said this month it would temporarily reduce flights across all of its carriers until December following a string of service disruptions this year.</p><p>Malaysia's civil aviation regulator this week cut the duration of Malaysia Airlines' air operator certificate to one year from three years following a probe that found significant technical issues at the state carrier, including a shortage of skilled labour and mechanical parts.</p><p>MAG said it would work closely with regulators and manufacturers to address operational challenges and ensure timely and reliable delivery of spare parts.</p><p>A global shortage of parts has also affected deliveries of new planes, which has impacted the group's flight planning, MAG said.</p><p>It said it had received only four Boeing 737-8 aircraft out of 13 expected this year.</p><p>Similarly, it was scheduled to take delivery of four A330neo planes from Airbus in 2024, but will now receive only three by the end of the year, MAG said.</p>