Malaysia Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Melbourne

PanARMENIAN.Net - A Malaysia Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday, June 12, afternoon after reports of an engine fire, the city’s Metropolitan Fire Brigade says, according to Time.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported that 300 passengers were onboard flight MH148 bound for Kuala Lumpur and that the plane dumped its fuel, then made an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport around 3:00pm.

Route-tracking websites showed the plane circling the airport multiple times.

Melbourne Airport said via Twitter the plane landed safely, although it could not confirm the reason for MH148’s grounding. After it landed, the plane was towed to a gate and passengers were allowed to disembark. Paramedics at the scene have not yet had to treat anyone.

“We can confirm that the MH148 aircraft has landed safely @melair. All operations at Melbourne Airport continue as normal,” the airport tweeted.