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MAS Flight Returned to Kuala Lumpur due to Cabin Pressure Issues

Malaysia AirlinesMalaysia Airlines flight MH70, en route from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, to Tokyo’s Narita Airport, had to return and make an emergency landing at 1:00 p.m. on August 23.

The decision for returning was made after the crew reported cabin pressure maintenance issues inside the plane. According to Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, director-general of Malaysian Civil Aviation Department, “It was not able to maintain the right pressure differential for the comfort of the passengers.”

The Boeing 777-200 aircraft safely landed back just 50 minutes after it took off. No one was hurt.

The passengers were accommodated in another flight which took them to their destination with a 2.5 hours delay.

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