The flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur diverted to Alice Springs Airport 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.
Malaysia Airlines said it had suffered a "technical issue", while the Airport Development Group said it had made an "emergency landing" due to "engine issues". A spokeswoman for Malaysia Airlines disputed the use of "emergency landing".
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