Malaysia Airlines (MH) flight MH705 returned to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Saturday afternoon (March 15, 2025) after experiencing an engine fire shortly after takeoff.
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AirAsia has one A330-300, registered 9M-VVA. The 7.5-year-old aircraft has 377 seats, with 365 in the economy (mainly in a 3-3-3 layout) and 12 in premium (not completely flat). As you’d expect, it was previously operated by AirAsia X (registered 9M-XXW). After serving with X until the summer of 2020, it entered AirAsia’s employment in December 2021.