Malaysia Airlines jet in emergency landing after tyre burst

A Malaysia Airlines plane with 166 passengers on board made an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur yesterday in another blow to the flag-carrier’s safety image after the loss of flight MH370.

Flight MH192, bound for the southern Indian city of Bangalore, turned back to Kuala Lumpur after it was discovered that a tyre had burst on take-off.

The airline said in a statement: “As safety is of utmost priority to Malaysia Airlines, the aircraft was required to turn back to KLIA [Kuala Lumpur International Airport].”