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Malaysia Airlines flight forced to land in Perth due to medical emergency
SYDNEY, Oct. 8, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – A Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala
Lumpur to Australia’s Victoria state capital Melbourne was forced to land in
Perth Airport early Monday, with a medical emergency cited as the reason for
the diversion, according to local media.
Images onboard the MH149, Airbus A330 plane that landed at about 4 a.m.
local time at the Western Australia capital Perth showed paramedics and
security staff responding to the incident, reported the Nine News channel.
The plane took off from Perth on to its destination just before 6 a.m.
local time, reported the PerthNow news portal.
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