A Malaysian Airlines plane headed for Colombo, Sri Lanka, made an air turn back after circling the Straits of Melaka for two hours.
According to aircraft tracking websites, Flight MH179 had flown in circles or flew on a hold over the ocean west of Pulau Ketam since about 11.30pm.
"MH179 is returning to Kuala Lumpur after two hours of fuel burn to reduce landing weight," Flightradar24 tweeted at 1.30am.
It then landed safely in KLIA 20 minutes later.
It is currently unknown what had caused the turn back.
In aeronautics, holding is a circling maneuver designed to delay an aircraft already in flight while keeping it within a specified airspace.
It is most commonly performed when airports are congested and there is no space to land.
According to MAS' website MH0179 departed from Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 11.27pm and was supposed to arrive in Colombo at 12.18am local time.
Word about MH179's situation was had spread quickly through social media, with many expressing relief after the plane had safely landed.
According to aircraft tracking websites, Flight MH179 had flown in circles or flew on a hold over the ocean west of Pulau Ketam since about 11.30pm.
"MH179 is returning to Kuala Lumpur after two hours of fuel burn to reduce landing weight," Flightradar24 tweeted at 1.30am.
It then landed safely in KLIA 20 minutes later.
It is currently unknown what had caused the turn back.
In aeronautics, holding is a circling maneuver designed to delay an aircraft already in flight while keeping it within a specified airspace.
It is most commonly performed when airports are congested and there is no space to land.
According to MAS' website MH0179 departed from Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 11.27pm and was supposed to arrive in Colombo at 12.18am local time.
Word about MH179's situation was had spread quickly through social media, with many expressing relief after the plane had safely landed.
Please land safely this timee pleaseeee. #MH179 pic.twitter.com/rmQ8Xjd58m
It feels good to know #MH179 is now safely landed at KLIA. Alhamdulillah.
Thank god! I don't think we would have been ready for another tragedy. #MH179 welcome home. twitter.com/airlivenet/sta…
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