Air Asia flight from Macau makes an emergency landing at Udon Thani airport

 

 

An Air Asia flight from Macau bound for Don Mueang airport made an emergency landing at Udon Thani airport before noon today (March 13) after an automatic warning of abnormal functioning of the engine was switched on.

 

There were 141 passengers and 11 crew members on board the Air Asia’s flight FD761 when it left Macau at 11.50 am and was scheduled to arrive at Don Meuang airport at 12.40 pm.

 

An official of the airline later said that it was a standard practice for maximum safety in case of an emergency for the captain of the flight to make an emergency landing after there was such a warning.

 

The plane landed safely and all the passengers were ushered out of the plane and taken to the emergency centre of the departure terminal while the airline tried to find a new plane to take the passengers to Bangkok.

 

Full Story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/air-asia-flight-macau-makes-emergency-landing-udon-thani-airport/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-3-13

perhaps a passenger was discovered eating his/her own sandwich (not purchased from airasia) and the plane landed so the passenger could be ejected or arrested?

1 hour ago, atyclb said:

perhaps a passenger was discovered eating his/her own sandwich (not purchased from airasia) and the plane landed so the passenger could be ejected or arrested?

No, they wouldn't land for that; they'd just open the rear exit and push him/her out.

That flight had a lot of crew for an A320.

1 hour ago, wpcoe said:

That flight had a lot of crew for an A320.

some can be aa employees traveling free of charge or to a work destination