<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia said its airlines may need to suspend some flights if the Middle East war pushes fuel costs significantly higher.</p><p>Jet fuel accounts for almost half of airlines’ operating costs, Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke said on Facebook late on March 12. He had earlier met the country’s airline management, airport operators, jet fuel suppliers and aviation authorities to coordinate their response to the US-Israeli war with Iran.</p><p>The transport ministry “will discuss with airports and relevant stakeholders to support the survival of local airlines,” he said.</p><p>Airlines will also share data with Malaysia’s aviation authorities for a more comprehensive risk assessment, Mr Loke said. “All parties also agreed to meet weekly as this crisis remains volatile and requires rapid action in the event of new developments,” he added.</p><p>In the short term, Malaysia needs to ensure that air cargo services for goods such as food can continue to operate “despite the increasingly challenging conditions,” especially in the run-up to the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations next week, he said. BLOOMBERG</p></div></div>

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<p>馬來西亞交通部長安東尼·洛克宣佈，如果由於中東戰爭導致燃料成本持續上漲，航空公司可能會暫停航班。航空燃料幾乎佔航空公司運營成本的一半。該部門正在與航空公司管理層、機場運營商和燃料供應商協調，以支持當地航空公司，並確保在開齋節前，尤其是食品的空運服務保持正常運作。將定期召開每週會議，以評估情況的發展</p>

馬來西亞表示，由於伊朗戰爭導致燃料成本上升，其航空公司可能會暫停部分航班