PUTRAJAYA – The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has confirmed that Malaysia Airlines flight MH2664, which was en route to Tawau today, turned back to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
CAAM chief executive Datuk Norazman Mahmud when contacted said the authority had received a report from air traffic control (ATC) about the incident.
“I got a report from ATC. The report only stated ‘to turn back and no further incident’.
“The company will provide a detailed report within 48 hours to CAAM,” he said.
Based on information displayed on the website www.flightaware.com, flight MH2664 was reported to have departed at 2.45pm before turning back to KLIA.
The plane reportedly hovered in the airspace in Pahang before arriving back at KLIA at 5.07pm.
As of 8.30pm, MAS has yet to issue any statement regarding the incident. – March 15, 2024