KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 2 -- On their return flight home from Paris, Malaysia's newly crowned badminton athletes received a warm welcome aboard a Malaysia Airlines plane, where the crew honoured their historic achievements at the 2025 BWF World Championships.

A video posted on Instagram showed mixed doubles champions Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei, together with women's doubles silver medallists Pearly Tan and Muralitharan Thinaah, being celebrated by the flight attendants and passengers.

The quartet made history in Paris with Malaysia's first-ever world title in mixed doubles and the country's first appearance in a women's doubles final.

"They have made history for our beloved country Malaysia.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please join us in givi...