MAS flight from Shanghai cancelled due to burst tyre

Malaysia Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport July 21, 2014. - Reuters

PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian Airlines flight from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday (Oct 21) morning was cancelled, due to a burst tyre during takeoff.    

Flight MH387 was set to leave the Pudong International Airport at 1.30am on Sunday (Oct 21) and arrive in Kuala Lumpur at 7.30am when the incident occurred.