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One of Asia’s leading budget airlines was forced to remove an in-flight magazine that caused offence following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

AirAsia apologised after the latest edition of Travel3Sixty featured an article boasting that its well-trained pilots would ‘never lose a plane’.

Executive chairman Kamarudin Meranun expressed his deep regret and remorse and explained that the magazine had gone to print well before the Malaysia Airlines plane had disappeared on March 8.


An article in an AirAsia in-flight magazine boasted that its pilots would never lose a plane (Picture: Reuters)

‘This is a truly difficult time for the nation and words cannot describe how I personally feel of this incident,’ Mr Kamarudin explained in a statement.



‘It truly saddens me that this article was released at such an inopportune moment. Again, I repeatedly offer my sincere apologies for any discomfort this may have caused,’ he added.

The article, which was written by a retired pilot, sparked outrage after being uploaded to social media.

One paragraph read: ‘Pilot training in AirAsia is continuous and very thorough. Rest assured that your captain is well prepared to ensure your plane will never get lost.’

Mr Kamarudin said disciplinary action will now be taken against the magazine’s editorial team.

Meanwhile, search teams are racing against time to find the flight recorders of MH370 before their batteries die – which is expected to happen around 30 days after the plane disappeared.