The flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur diverted to Alice Springs early on Tuesday morning.
A Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to land in Alice Springs after running into mid-air engine problems. Flight MH128 departed Melbourne at about 11.20pm on Tuesday bound for Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur. But the aircraft, which flight tracking websites list as an Airbus A330-323, diverted to Alice Springs Airport early on Tuesday morning. The Airport Development Group, which manages Alice Springs Airport, said "engine issues" sparked the emergency landing.
"The aircraft landed safely, and all passengers were disembarked and managed in accordance with domestic flight protocols," Rob Porter, Airport Development Group's executive general manager, said in a statement on Tuesday. Porter said most passengers had been rebooked on domestic flights that departed on Tuesday.
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