DCA dismisses rumour KL-Melbourne MAS flight went missing

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The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) today denied a rumour that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH149 went missing last night en route from Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne, Australia.

DCA director-general Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said the flight landed safely in Melbourne at 5.21am (8.21am Australian time) today. The flight had taken off from KL International Airport at 10.07pm yesterday.

The rumour circulated on social media was the irresponsible work of people out to spark anxiety among the public, he told Bernama .

The report had said that Flight MH149 had gone off the radar.

- Bernama



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