Malaysia Airlines flight #MH704 departed Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today at 13:03 MYT to Manila, Philippines.

The Boeing 737-800 (registration 9M-MLR) stopped the climb at 21,000 ft before circling for almost one hour.

The crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700) before returning back to Kuala Lumpur.

The aircraft landed back at KUL Airport 1 hour and 11 minutes after departure.

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Malaysia Airlines flight MH609 departed Kuala Lumpur on time this Sunday, December 22 2024 at 23:28 MYT.

The crew squawked 7700 (general emergency) 40 minutes after take off on its way to Sinagpore.

The flight is operated by a Boeing 737-800 (registration 9M-MXJ) which is 12 years old.

UPDATE #1
The Boeing 737-800 is starting descent over Malacca International Airport.

UPDATE #2
The flight is circling at 15,000 ft.

UPDATE #3
Flight MH609 is returning to Kuala Lumpur.

UPDATE #4
The Boeing 737-800 landed on runway 32R at KUL Airport.

UPDATE #5
The aircraft is met by emergency vehicles after vacating the runway, stopped on taxiway.

UPDATE #6
The aircraft is towed to stand.

UPDATE #7
The airline is cancelling the flight.

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The Malaysian government says it has agreed in principle to resume the search for a passenger jet that vanished 10 years ago in one of aviation’s greatest mysteries.

On Friday, Malaysia’s transport minister Anthony Loke said the cabinet approved in principle a $70m (£56m) deal with US-based marine exploration firm Ocean Infinity to find the aircraft.

The new search will cover a 15,000 sq km patch in the southern Indian Ocean, based on new data that Kuala Lumpur found to be “credible”, the minister said.

“We hope this time will be positive. Finding the wreckage would give closure to the families of those on board.

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 while on its way to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board.

Efforts to locate the wreckage of the Boeing 777 have sputtered over the years and hundreds of families of those on board remain haunted by the tragedy.

A 2018 search by Ocean Infinity under similar terms ended unsuccessfully after three months.

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