Two Malaysia Airlines flights to Middle East turned back to avoid airspace amid Israel-Iran tensions
The Straits Times
Both flights have now returned to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Two Malaysia Airlines flights bound for destinations in the Middle East from Kuala Lumpur were diverted on Feb 27, following a mid-flight advisory concerning heightened airspace risk, reported Malaysian news outlet Bernama.
Flight MH160, bound for Doha, was turned back to Kuala Lumpur, while flight MH156, bound for Jeddah, was diverted to Chennai, said Bernama, citing a Malaysia Airlines statement.
Both flights have now safely returned to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
These turnbacks were carried out in accordance with established conflict-area diversion protocols, the airlines was reported as saying in its statement on Feb 28.
Checks by The Straits Times on flight tracking site FlightAware found that flight MH156 departed KLIA at about 7.13pm on Feb 27, and was diverted to Chennai, India, midway. The flight landed back at KLIA at about 8.47am on Feb 28.
MH160 departed KLIA at about 9.40pm on Feb 27, before being turned back. It landed at KLIA at about 3.36am on Feb 28.
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