A Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Seoul made an emergency landing in Hong Kong after a generator failed.
Hong Kong’s airport says firefighters were put on standby for the arrival of the Airbus A330-300, which landed without incident just before 3am local time this morning, the Associated Press reported.
MAS said that flight MH066 was diverted to the city after the main generator supplying normal electrical power failed. However, the auxiliary power unit on the aircraft was able to continue supplying power.
The airline said the 271 passengers bound for Seoul’s Incheon airport were put on flights with other carriers.
The search continues for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that disappeared March 8 on an overnight flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
A Chinese search aircraft is reported to have spotted suspicious objects in the remote southern Indian Ocean.