Drunk passenger forces Colombo-bound MAS flight to turn back

The flight path of MH179 showed the plane circling over the Straits of Malacca before returning to KLIA

PETALING JAYA: A drunk passenger caused a Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight to Sri Lanka to turn back to KL International Airport late Saturday.

MAS said in a statement that the passenger started harassing the crew members soon after flight MH179 had taken off from KLIA at 11.27pm.

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