Malaysia Airlines flight made emergency landing at Melbourne airport after reported engine fire
An airport spokesperson has confirmed that nobody on the flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur was injured
A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet has made an emergency landing at Melbourne airport after a reported engine fire.
Flight 148, which had been travelling between Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur landed without incident or injury, an airport spokeswoman said.
Anna Gillett, the airport’s spokeswoman, said: “The pilot called an emergency landing and as standard procedure when a pilot calls any sort of emergency landing, emergency personnel are currently on site.”
Ms Gillett confirmed that the jet had dumped fuel and said that this was standard procedure before an emergency landing.
Malaysia airlines lost two aeroplanes in separate disasters last year.
Addtional Reporting: Reuters
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