KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysia Airlines flight to London was forced to return
due to engine trouble after takeoff but landed safely Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur,
the airline spokesperson said in a statement.
The flight,
which had took off around midnight from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport,
"experienced a technical defect" on one of its engines after being airborne.
In the interest
and concern of passenger safety, the captain of the Boeing 747-400 with 351
passengers and 21cabin crew decided to turn back and had an uneventful landing.
The aircraft
was grounded upon arrival, and all the passengers left to London on a replacement
flight.
The wise
decision of the pilot may have just avoided another air crash disaster. The
incident is still under investigation.
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