Update 15:40pm (GMT +8) - Royal Brunei Airlines Flight BI097
Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 777-200 flight number BI097, from Bandar Seri Begawan to Dubai on 8 May 2012 with 144 passengers on board has made a precautionary landing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam following a technical malfunction of galley catering equipment.
BI097 landed safely and without incident at Ho Chi Minh City at 23:01 local time on Tuesday 8 May 2012 and all passengers have been accomodate overnight in a local hotel.
A replacement aircraft has been dispatched from Brunei to Ho Chi Minh City that will enable passengers to continue their journey to Dubai later today at Wednesday, 9 may 2012.
The original aircraft is currently being flown back to Brunei and, following a technical inspection, is expected to be back in service within 24 hours.
More details will follow shortly.
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Update 13:15pm (GMT +8) - Royal Brunei Airlines Flight BI097
Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 777-200 flight number BI097, from Bandar Seri Begawan to Dubai on 8 May 2012 with 144 passengers on board has made a precautionary landing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
An extra flight has been organised by Royal Brunei Airlines to depart from Bandar Seri Begawan to Ho Chi Minh City at 14:00 Brunei LT to transport passengers from Ho Chi Minh City to Dubai.
Passengers bound to London will transit in Dubai and travel onwards on RBA’s scheduled flight from Dubai to London.
More details will follow shortly.
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Update 3:30am (GMT +8) – Royal Brunei Airlines Flight BI097
Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 777-200 flight number BI097, from Bandar Seri Begawan to Dubai on 8 May 2012 with 144 passengers on board has made a precautionary landing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
BI097 landed safely at Ho Chi Minh City at 15:01(GMT +7:00) / 23:01LT and all passengers are being accomodated overnight at a local hotel.
Passengers will be collected from the hotel and transferred to the airport at 11:00 LT on Wednesday, 9 May 2012 for their onwards flight to Dubai with a delayed departure time of 13:00 LT.
More details will follow shortly.
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02:30am (GMT +8) – Royal Brunei Airlines Flight No. BI097
Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 777-200 flight number BI097, from Bandar Seri Begawan to Dubai on 8 May 2012 with 144 passengers on board has made a precautionary landing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
BI097 landed safely at Ho Chi Minh City at 15:01 (GMT +7:00) / 23:01 Brunei local time and all passengers are currently at the airport terminal awaiting a further update.
More details will follow shortly.
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