A Malaysian Airlines (MAS) flight from Kuala Lumpur to Hyderabad was turned back on Saturday due to a defect with the plane's auto-pilot system, the airline said in a statement. Flight MH198 left Kuala Lumpur at 10:20 pm (1220 GMT) on Thursday and returned at 2:10 am, with all passengers and crew safe.
"The defect did not have any impact on the safety of the aircraft or passengers, however as a precautionary measure, the operating captain decided to turn back," said MAS. The loss-making airline has had a difficult year. Flight MH370 disappeared in March and Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in July.