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Twin tragedies leave Malaysia Airlines crew traumatised

Pain, doubt replace sense of security they had earlier

Published Mon, Jul 28, 2014 · 10:00 PM

[KUALA LUMPUR] Jonathan Takom has been a Malaysia Airlines steward for 16 worry-free years, but after the carrier's loss of two planes and nearly 30 crew, when he touches down these days his anxious family calls to check he's safe.

Pain and doubt have replaced the sense of security that he and his colleagues had previously taken for granted at the airline which once had a solid safety record.

"Especially when we arrive they will check whether we arrived safely. They want to know when is the flight and especially the flight number," said Mr Takom, 37. "The pressure from my family to stop (working on planes) is there. They ask me to think about it."

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