Families move out of Beijing's Lido Hotel


epa04188889 Relatives of passengers of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 prepare to leave a hotel where they have been staying in Beijing, China, 02 May 2014. Malaysia Airlines on 01 May said it would close all its assistance centers for relatives of people aboard the missing jetliner, two months after the tragedy. 'Instead of staying in hotels, the families of MH370 are advised to receive information updates on the progress of the search and investigation and other support by Malaysia Airlines within the comfort of their own homes,' airline chief executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA

BEIJING: Families of the Chinese nationals onboard Flight MH370 have left Lido Hotel here following Malaysia Airlines’ decision to close all its family assistance centres.

A notice was put up to inform the families that MAS would stop providing food and accommodation effective 6pm yesterday at the Lido, Rosedale and Chunhuiyuan hotels where lodging had been provided to the relatives since March 8.

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