Passengers said the plane shook and bangs came from the right engine of AirAsia X flight D7 207 following its departure from Australia's Gold Coast to Kuala Lumpur late Monday. "Two bird remains were found on the runway," the low-cost carrier said in a statement, adding that the starboard engine had experienced a "suspected bird strike". Another passenger, Tim Joga, told The Sydney Morning Herald the plane started to vibrate minutes after take-off. "The plane started shuddering then there were a couple of loud bangs and a lot of light, "Joga said. The airline suffered its first fatal incident in December 2014, when AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crashed in stormy weather off Indonesia killing all 162 people on board.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 04, 2017 01:18 UTC