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Pilot sparks probe after Malaysia Airlines plane flies in wrong direction
AN investigation has been launched to determine why a direct Malaysia Airlines flight from Auckland to Kuala Lumpur was flying a different route than expected by the pilot.
Just eight minutes after take-off from Auckland Airport at 2.23am Christmas Day, the pilot of flight MH132's queried why his Airbus A330 was heading so far south towards Melbourne and not taking a more direct flight path to the Malaysian capital, reported Auckland's weatherwatch.co.nz.
During discussions with air traffic controllers at the Auckland Oceanic control centre, the pilot was informed of the flight plan his airline had given to Airways, which manages air traffic control for New Zealand and South Pacific.
The pilot then continued flying across the Tasman Sea before heading northwest to Kuala Lumpur.
An Airways' spokeswoman said an internal safety team will investigate the incident.
"The flight plan the airline filed with us was going to Kuala Lumpur but via a slightly different route than the pilot was expecting," she said.
In 2015, 577 crew and passengers lost their lives on two separate Malaysia Airlines flights. Flight MH370 disappeared between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing for unknown reasons in March and MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made missile over Ukraine in July.
Just eight minutes after take-off from Auckland Airport at 2.23am Christmas Day, the pilot of flight MH132's queried why his Airbus A330 was heading so far south towards Melbourne and not taking a more direct flight path to the Malaysian capital, reported Auckland's weatherwatch.co.nz.
During discussions with air traffic controllers at the Auckland Oceanic control centre, the pilot was informed of the flight plan his airline had given to Airways, which manages air traffic control for New Zealand and South Pacific.
The pilot then continued flying across the Tasman Sea before heading northwest to Kuala Lumpur.
An Airways' spokeswoman said an internal safety team will investigate the incident.
"The flight plan the airline filed with us was going to Kuala Lumpur but via a slightly different route than the pilot was expecting," she said.
In 2015, 577 crew and passengers lost their lives on two separate Malaysia Airlines flights. Flight MH370 disappeared between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing for unknown reasons in March and MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made missile over Ukraine in July.
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