ALOR SETAR: The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has confirmed an incident involving a Malaysia Airlines aircraft at Sultan Abdul Halim Airport here at 3.41pm on Tuesday (Dec 30).
CAAM said the Boeing 737 aircraft, bearing registration number 9M-MXH, which was scheduled to depart for Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), aborted its take-off after experiencing a burst tyre.
"All passengers and crew are reported safe and have disembarked the aircraft," CAAM said in a Facebook post.
Meanwhile, Malaysia Airports informed that the runway was reopened at 7.30pm after receiving final safety clearance from CAAM.
The airport operator said flight operations at the airport had since resumed. – Bernama
