M'sian passengers arriving from UK stranded at KLIA amidst confusion on new ruling on foreign arrivals


PETALING JAYA: About 50 Malaysians who arrived from the United Kingdom (UK) were stranded at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) amidst confusion among the authorities and claims there were no hotel rooms to quarantine them in.

The passengers who arrived at about 6.30am on Monday (Sept 7) said that when they disembarked, they were stopped from getting to the immigration counters despite having approval letters from the High Commission of Malaysia in the UK.

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