DCA dismisses rumour KL-Melbourne MAS flight went missing


Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 when it disappeared while en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur in March 2014

KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Civil Aviation Wednesday dismissed a rumour that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH149 went missing Tuesday night en route from Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne, Australia.

DCA director-general Datuk Seri Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said the flight landed safely in Melbourne at 5.21am (8.21am Australian time) Wednesday. The flight had taken off from KL International Airport at 10.07pm Tuesday.

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