Malaysia Airlines flight makes turn back to London after technical issue

Astro Awani
December 22, 2016 11:14 MYT

In a statement on its website, the airline said the MH1 flight that took off from Heathrow experienced the technical issue while inflight over Germany. - Filepic

A Malaysia Airlines flight from London to Kuala Lumpur made a turn back to Heathrow last night after it experienced a technical defect on one of its doors.

In a statement on its website, the airline said the MH1 flight that took off from Heathrow experienced the technical issue while inflight over Germany.

However, it said that the noise and vibration from the door was of no immediate risk.

"The aircraft is due to land in London Heathrow and will be evaluated by engineering staff and Airbus technical staff.

"In the interest of passenger safety, the flight captain decided to return to Heathrow Airport," said Malaysia Airlines.

[UPDATE] MH1 from London to Kuala Lumpur experienced a technical defect on one of its A380 doors while inflight. - https://t.co/miceK1wpoe
— Malaysia Airlines (@MAS) December 22, 2016

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Meanwhile, Flightradar in its tweet said the Airbus A380 returned to London four hours after departure.

#MH1 back on the ground in London four hours after departure. https://t.co/n2i6o9Y8Bf pic.twitter.com/YFpN8MzwMs
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) December 22, 2016

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