PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines' Flight MH2 to London on Monday night was delayed for about 11 hours because of a technical defect involving its Boeing 747-400 aircraft engine.
The flight, which was initially scheduled to take off at 11.40pm from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), finally departed at 10.34am Tuesday.
"A rescue aircraft was arranged with a fresh set of crew to continue the flight to London," said MAS in a statement.
On the incident Monday, MAS said the aircraft had experienced a technical defect in one of its engines while in the air.
"In the interest of passenger safety, the flight captain decided to return to KLIA and the Boeing 747-400 aircraft with 351 passengers and 21 operating crew had an uneventful landing at 0205 hours this morning (Tuesday)," the statement said.
The aircraft was grounded upon arrival.
Malaysia Airlines also provided accommodation for the passengers.
(First published on StarOnline on Tuesday April 17, 2012 MYT 12:39:00 PM)
"A rescue aircraft was arranged with a fresh set of crew to continue the flight to London," said MAS in a statement.
On the incident Monday, MAS said the aircraft had experienced a technical defect in one of its engines while in the air.
"In the interest of passenger safety, the flight captain decided to return to KLIA and the Boeing 747-400 aircraft with 351 passengers and 21 operating crew had an uneventful landing at 0205 hours this morning (Tuesday)," the statement said.
The aircraft was grounded upon arrival.
Malaysia Airlines also provided accommodation for the passengers.
(First published on StarOnline on Tuesday April 17, 2012 MYT 12:39:00 PM)
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