Friction with MAS owner seen as a reason behind CEO's exit

Kuala Lumpur

GIVEN Malaysia Airline's difficult past few years, it's no surprise that most Malaysians were phlegmatic about Christoph Mueller's decision to leave the floundering national carrier slightly a year into a three-year contract but wondered if gains under him would now be reversed.

What broke the camel's back is unclear but an executive said that there had been friction with the airline's shareholder Khazanah Nasional.