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Old Dec 20, 2020, 11:34 pm
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Originally Posted by minizian
KUL now staffed entirely by Japan base crews, previously they will have at least 3 HKG crews (not sure the rationale of this other than better english speaking skills??)
There may be a point to English skills, but the basic reason is operating cost.

The Hong Kong crews are of course not an issue with English, but I sometimes find the Bangkok crew easier to communicate with in Japanese than in English.
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