
Australia’s SBS News reported that MH128 departed from Melbourne at about 11.20pm last night but had to be diverted to Alice Springs Airport early this morning.
The Airport Development Group, which manages the airport, said “engine issues” sparked the landing.
Airport Development Group’s executive general manager Rob Porter said all passengers were disembarked and most passengers had been rebooked on domestic flights that departed today.
In a statement, Malaysia Airlines said the Airbus A330-323 had suffered a “technical issue”.
“The aircraft landed safely at 4.35am local time,” said Malaysia Airlines.
“The airline is actively working to rebook passengers on new flights, while also arranging accommodation and reimbursements for meal expenses where applicable.”
Three Malaysia Airlines flights have made emergency landings recently.
On Aug 4, A Malaysia Airlines flight with 259 pilgrims bound for Jeddah returned to KLIA due to a technical problem soon after takeoff.
On June 24, a Bangkok-bound flight returned to KLIA after experiencing a pressurisation issue.
On June 20, a Malaysia Airlines flight with over 100 passengers bound for Kuala Lumpur made an emergency landing at Hyderabad airport in India due to an engine problem.
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