MCO: Malaysian flight attendant and family turn to making burgers to make ends meet


Zack (right) and his son Johan Aizey busy preparing burgers under a tent in front of their home in Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam. — Zakaria Abu Saim

Flight attendant Zakaria Abu Saim, 50, of Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam, was not spared.

"The aviation industry took the biggest blow as there weren't many flights scheduled. I was only getting one flight a month whereas, before, I was getting at least 10-12 flights," says the leading steward with Malaysia Airlines.

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