A Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to land in Alice Springs after running into mid-air engine problems.
Flight MH128 departed Melbourne at about 11.20pm on Tuesday bound for Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur.
But the aircraft, which flight tracking websites list as an Airbus A330-323, diverted to Alice Springs Airport early on Tuesday morning.
The Airport Development Group, which manages Alice Springs Airport, said “engine issues” sparked the emergency landing.
“The aircraft landed safely, and all passengers were disembarked and managed in accordance with domestic flight protocols,” Rob Porter, Airport Development Group’s executive general manager, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Malaysia Airlines said the plane had suffered a “technical issue”. Source: Supplied
Porter said most passengers had been rebooked on domestic flights that departed on Tuesday.
“A smaller number of passengers will stay overnight in Alice Springs and will be flown out on domestic flights tomorrow (Wednesday),” he said in a statement.
Malaysia Airlines also confirmed the emergency landing in a statement and said it was due to a “technical issue”.
“The aircraft landed safely at 4.35am local time,” the statement read.
Source Agencies
