Zaid defends remarks on AirAsia pilot, says 'I always pray'


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 28 Jun 2017

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Zaid Ibrahim (pix) has defended his criticism of an AirAsia X pilot who asked his passengers to pray for their safety when the plane got into technical difficulties, saying that the pilot should instead be calming the passengers down.

“I always pray and not only during emergencies. When the engine of the plane was shaking or facing problems, I believe the passengers would have been praying themselves already.

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