PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH3 en-route to Kuala Lumpur has turned back to London due to a medical emergency. According to a statement by MAS, the aircraft was flying over Germany on Friday when the captain was informed of the medical situation involving a passenger. MH3 was three hours into the flight when the pilot made the decision to turn back to London's Heathrow Airport for medical assistance. "MH3 has landed safely and a team of paramedics is on standby to attend to the affected passenger upon arrival," said the airline. According to a passenger on MH3, the Airbus 380 landed in Heathrow at 8.10pm Malaysian time.

Source: The Star September 15, 2017 13:19 UTC