Malaysia

Shanghai-bound Malaysia Airlines flight forced to turn back

The Airbus A330-300 declares a general emergency soon after take-off.

Updated 1 year ago · Published on 22 Aug 2024 10:07AM

Shanghai-bound Malaysia Airlines flight forced to turn back — A Shanghai-bound Malaysia Airlines flight has been forced to turn back to KLIA Terminal 1 shortly after taking off. MAS is expected to issue a statement on the incident. – Pixabay pic, August 22, 2024.

A SHANGHAI-bound Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to turn back to KLIA Terminal 1 shortly after taking off on Tuesday night.

FlightRadar showed that the plane, an Airbus A330-300, declared a general emergency soon after take-off.

The flight used the 7700 code and began descending to 10,000 feet, indicating a possible cabin pressure problem.

It landed safely at KLIA after 70 minutes in the air.

Malaysia Airlines is expected to issue a statement on the incident. – August 22, 2024.

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