AirAsia flight makes safe emergency landing in Maldives after engine catches fire

A file picture of an AirAsia Airbus A320 similar to the plane that made a safe emergency landing in the Maldives Thursday (Sept 5).

PETALING JAYA: A Thai AirAsia flight made a safe emergency landing at Velana International Airport in Malé, Maldives after encountering a technical issue just 22 minutes after it took off on Thursday (Sept 5) evening.

According to Maldivian portal The Edition, flight FD178 departing from Velana International Airport to Bangkok, Thailand, returned after an engine caught fire.

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