KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Bhd has been caught in the centre of a social media storm as netizens expressed their outrage and disappointment over the airline's recent in-flight catering blunder, which has been dubbed the "Bring-Your-Own-Food" fiasco.
Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook have been flooded with posts and comments from passengers who feel let down by the airline's unexpected policy shift.
One passenger named Amirul Rahman took to Facebook, stating, "No meals on flight! All management and board members of Malaysia Airlines should be embarrassed and resign due to their lack of competency."
Amirul posted a picture of a sad-looking in-flight meal, captioning it with, "After a few chats with the stewardess, complaining that I was starving and didn't have breakfast, only then I got this meal box."
In another post, he also wrote, "Fine dining at its finest. Kudos to the stewardess Ayun, all of us get to eat these vegetarian maggie cups."
Meanwhile, on Twitter, one user with tweethandle Tsunamiz posted "Looks like Malaysia Airlines is upgrading their in-flight menu to BYOM (Bring Your Own Meal)! Talk about taking food delivery to new heights!".
Another user tweeted, "The whole top management should be sacked! How to run an airline if you cannot manage the food catering part?".
On Sunday, news agency Bernama reported that Malaysia Airlines is allowing passengers of flights affected by disruptions in its in-flight catering to bring their own food during its transition to a new catering service provider.
Self-heating meals and non-halal meals are strictly prohibited.
The news however led to more brickbats, with many netizens serving up humorous takes on the situation, such as one Facebook user, who said, "Next they will announce to bring your own paper airplanes!"
Others proposed in-flight potluck parties and encouraged passengers to bring their favorite dishes to share with fellow travelers.
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