Malaysia Airlines' Catering Conundrum

Shukor Yusof, Founder and Primary Analyst, Endau Analytics

06-Sep-23 08:30

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Beginning 1st September, Malaysia Airlines is flying-solo having discontinued its partnership with long-term caterer Brahim’s Food Services. However the transition to new arrangements has been turbulent, resulting in public backlash over its in-flight food service. How might this impact MAG’s earnings outlook and reputation? We speak to aviation analyst Shukor Yusof for his analysis.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Mark Tan

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Categories: Corporates, managing

Tags: brahim's food service, airline catering, malaysia airlines,

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