AirAsia Flight D7237 crashed to Western Australia`s Perth Airport (Sydney Morning Herald)
Early Sunday morning, an international flight of AirAsia (AirAsia) crashed into Western Australia`s Perth airport after a suspected engine exploded.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the AirAsia flight D7237 took off from Perth International Airport in Western Australia at 06:50 on June 25 and headed for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After an hour and 15 minutes of normal flight, the captain announced to 359 passengers that he would return to Perth after a sudden engine failure on the left.
Nicholas (Sophie Nicolas), a passenger on board, said the situation should be bad based on the reaction of the crew members. "I want everyone to pray, and I will pray," the captain said at the time. "I hope everyone will return home safely." Some passengers revealed that they had heard a similar explosion. Video taken by passengers Jamison (Mitch Jamieson) and Stevenson (Damos Stevens) showed the cabin interior "shaking like a washing machine." The crew also asked passengers to practice a forced landing pose.
Fortunately, around 10:00, the AirAsia airliner landed smoothly at Perth airport. At that time, the airport emergency rescue team received notice of potential abnormal landing, all in place. Marine Emergency Rescue teams are also in place in case of a forced landing on the surface of the water.
According to the Daily Mail, AirAsia has arranged for passengers to take flight 08:30 in the evening, re-departure for Malaysia Kuala Lumpur.
