AirAsia X flight makes emergency landing in Okinawa due to 'technical issue'


  • Nation
  • Monday, 26 Feb 2018

CEO Justin Giddings said the airport will carry out tests in preparation for receiving its first international flight on Dec 5. AirAsia X will fly in from Kuala Lumpur on that day to begin its twice daily KL-Melbourne-KL flights.

PETALING JAYA: AirAsia X Flight D7 523 bound for Kuala Lumpur from Tokyo was diverted to Okinawa, Japan due to a "technical issue".

AirAsia X confirmed that the flight landed safely at Okinawa's Naha Airport at 2.59am (Japan time) on Monday (Feb 26) with 369 guests and 10 crew on board.

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