MAS India flight turns back due to glitch

A Malaysia Airlines flight to India was forced to return to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday morning, due to a glitch with the aircraft’s auto-pilot system.

The Boeing 737-800 aircraft departed the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) late on Saturday night bound for Hyderabad. But the pilot made the decision to abort the flight after discovering the auto-pilot defect.

The plane landed back in Malaysia’s capital at just after 0200 on Sunday morning, having circling prior to landing in an effort to burn fuel.

MAS said in a statement that the unscheduled landing was “uneventful”, and that social media reports on an onboard fire were “untrue”.

“The airline… appreciates the public’s cooperation to refrain from making speculations to avoid discomfort among air travellers,” the airline added.

Passengers were accommodated in hotels and the flight is due to set off from KLIA again at 1200 on Sunday.

MAS’ reputation has been severely damaged by the twin losses of flights MH370 and MH17 this year, although the airline has not been found culpable in either incident.

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