Malaysia Airlines KL-Shanghai flight makes safe return to KLIA after suspected cabin pressure problem

Malay Mail
Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Malaysia Airlines Flight MH386 en route to Shanghai from Kuala Lumpur was forced to return to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) yesterday.

According to Astro Awani, the plane is suspected to have encountered a 'cabin pressure issue' after departing from Kuala Lumpur at 9:14pm yesterday.

Based on data from Flight Radar, the Airbus A330-300 aircraft, registered as 9M-MTG, declared a general emergency shortly after taking off from Kuala Lumpur.

The flight used the 7700 code and began descending to 10,000 feet, indicating a possible cabin pressure problem.

The aircraft landed safely at KLIA after 70 minutes in the air.

Also yesterday, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH128 en route to Kuala Lumpur from Melbourne made an emergency stop at Alice Springs Airport (ASP) in Australia’s Northern Territories.

9news reported that the flight, which departed Melbourne around 11:20pm, ended up landing at ASP a few hours later.