An investigation has been launched after a Malaysian
Airlines plane appeared to fly in the wrong direction after taking off from New
Zealand on Christmas Day.
Flight MH132 usually takes a direct route heading north-west
over Australia on its way from Auckland to Kuala Lumpur but radar data showed
the aircraft heading south for almost an hour.
The New Zealand Herald reported that the pilot questioned
the Airbus A330’s path just eight minutes into the flight, which took off at
2.23am local time.
Passengers were not alerted during discussions with air traffic
controllers at the Auckland Oceanic control centre, as the plane Tasman
Sea before turning north.
Airways, which manages air traffic control for New Zealand, said
there were no safety concerns but that it would investigate why the
normal flight path had been changed.
“We have an internal safety team who will investigate it,” a spokesperson told the Herald.
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