Aviation authority cuts passenger traffic growth as Wuhan virus spreads

11 Feb 2020 • 1:31 PM MYT
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Mavcom chief operating officer Azmir Zain says the aviation authority is now projecting growth at between 4.6 and 5.7 per cent, down from between 5.0 and 6.0 per cent previously. ― Picture by Miera Zulyana

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 ― The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) has lowered its growth forecast in air traffic passenger this year following the global spread of the 2019-nCoV novel coronavirus.

Its chief operating officer Azmir Zain said it is now projecting growth at between 4.6 and 5.7 per cent, down from between 5.0 and 6.0 per cent previously.

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