00:00Malaysia Airlines said its flight MH66 from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Incheon
00:07International Airport turned back early Monday morning due to a technical issue with the
00:12hydraulic system.
00:13The national carrier said the aircraft made a precautionary return to Kuala Lumpur shortly
00:19after take-off and landed safely at the airport at 1.30am.
00:24They said all the passengers had been placed at a hotel and the flight had been rescheduled
00:29to operate as MH66D, departing at 8pm.
00:34Transport Minister Anthony Loke, who attended the conference on Asia Road Safety in Putrajaya,
00:40told reporters that the ministry is waiting for a report from the airline.
00:44The ministry will make a statement, I have met with them, we are waiting for a full report
00:51on the technical issue and I have asked the ministry to make a statement on the matter.
00:58The return leg, also renamed MH67D, has been rescheduled to depart at 5.10am on Tuesday.
01:06According to the Flightradar24 website, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft took off at 12.01am
01:14instead of the scheduled time of 11.30pm, but it turned back to the airport.
01:19This is the fifth incident involving Malaysia Airlines flights being forced to turn back
01:23or diverted in less than a month.
01:25Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, Chief Executive Officer Datuk Captain Norazman
01:30Mahmud said the airline had given them a preliminary report, but detailed information will only
01:36be available after a full investigation.
01:39Malaysian Aviation Commission said the passengers affected by the cancelled flight MH66 will
01:45be entitled to a refund after the amendments to the Malaysian Aviation Consumer Protection
01:51Code 2016 come into effect on Monday.
01:55They said there will be a refund if the flight is rescheduled more than three hours from
01:59the original time.
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