LANGKAWI (Bernama): A Malindo Air aircraft which departed from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang experienced a technical problem when landing at the Langkawi International Airport (LIA) here on Friday (Sept 27) morning.
The ATR 72-600 aircraft carrying 61 passengers and five crew landed safely at 9.45am.
Langkawi International Airport Holdings Berhad (MAHB) manager Jefry Ramli said the LIA air traffic control tower was notified of the incident at 9.40am, and three Airport Fire and Rescue Service (AFRS) teams were on standby to face any eventualities.
“The flight OD1411 landed safely and was accompanied by the three AFRS teams to the aircraft parking bay. All the passengers are safe and no casualties reported, ” he said in a statement here.
Meanwhile, a passenger, who wants to remain anonymous, said he had realised the aircraft’s propeller blades were not functioning for almost 10 minutes before the plane landed.
“No announcement was made by the pilot about the technical problem. Perhaps, they did not want the passengers to panic. But, Alhamdulillah, the aircraft landed safely, ” he said. - Bernama
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