TOKYO: An AirAsia aircraft made an emergency landing on Monday at Okinawa's Naha Airport because of engine trouble, China's Xinhua news agency quoted Japan's Ministry of Transport as saying. None of the 379 passengers and crew members aboard the AirAsia X flight bound for Kuala Lumpur were injured in the emergency landing by the Malaysian budget carrier. "The aircraft landed safely in Okinawa at 2.59am local time today with 369 passengers and 10 crew on board," it wrote. It said a rescue flight, Flight D7 689 will be sent out from Kuala Lumpur to transport the affected passengers back to Kuala Lumpur. "The D7 689 flight is scheduled to depart from Okinawa at 21.30pm local time today and arrive in Kuala Lumpur at 2.00am Tuesday.

Source: New Strait Times February 26, 2018 06:19 UTC