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Malaysia Airlines said air travel demand will remain subdued and it expects a full recovery after the end of 2023, amid a resurgence of Covid-19 cases in many countries. The national flag carrier has cut more than 1,500 jobs and plans to reduce capacity further as part of the restructuring it began in October, chief executive officer Izham Ismail said in a briefing on Tuesday. The airline aims to transform into a global travel group as a "pure play" airline is not sustainable, Izham said Malaysia Airlines aims to have 83 aircraft in total by 2025, and the group looks to break even in 2023, said Izham.<br/>

A New York woman was arrested and charged for allegedly twice attacking a flight attendant in mid-air for not picking up her garbage. Chenasia Campbell, 28, is accused of striking the flight attendant several times and knocking her to the ground during the altercation on a flight from Miami to New York City. Prosecutors say that the violence unfolded when Campbell followed a flight attendant down the aisle to complain that her trash had not been taken away. A second attendant stepped in to intervene and was in turn allegedly punched by Campbell and had her hair pulled. The passenger then returned to her seat but returned to the crew area once again after getting into an argument with another passenger. Authorities say that Campbell was yelling “cops aren’t going to do anything to me” and then attacked and punched the flight attendant again. Court documents state that the pair fell to the floor and Campbell, who is from Brooklyn, is accused of trying to remove the flight attendant’s dress. An off-duty NYPD officer onboard the flight intervened and helped restrain Campbell for the remainder of the journey. When the American Airlines plane reached JFK Airport she was removed and taken into police custody.<br/>