MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT EN ROUTE TO BANGKOK INITIATES EMERGENCY DESCENT AND RETURNS TO KLIA

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Airlines flight MH780 experienced a 'pressurisation issue' while en route to Bangkok today after departing Kuala Lumpur at 5:59 pm. 'The operating pilots initiated an emergency descent although cabin altitude was not exceeded and passenger oxygen masks were not deployed,' it said in a statement here today. The aircraft remained stable and returned to KL International Airport where it safely landed at 8:18 pm. Source: BERNAMA News Agency