Dragonair suspends flights to Malaysia

Dragonair has announced it will temporarily suspend flights to Kota Kinabalu with effect from April 13.

The move follows the announcement of the introduction of visa requirements for holders of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and British National Overseas passports visiting Malaysia, which is expected to lead to a further decline in an already weak booking situation for flights as a result of the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Dragonairs' services had been operating on the route every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.

Dragonair said that for the same reasons it will also temporarily suspend bookings on its joint-venture services with Malaysian Airlines to Kota Kinabalu and Kuching.