Malaysia Airlines A330-223 9M-MTU diverted to Adelaide

In the early hours of Thursday, 4th April 2019, Malaysia Airlines MH130 diverted to Adelaide while en route from Auckland to Kuala Lumpur. The flight was operated by A330-200 9M-MTU. This was the aircraft’s first visit to Adelaide and just the second Malaysia Airlines A330-200 for Adelaide Airport. The Malaysia Airlines A330-200 is rare to Australia, as it has no scheduled flights here. All of Malaysia Airlines flights to Australia are either operated by B737-800 (Perth), A330-300 (Perth (seasonal), Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane), A350-900 (Sydney) or A380-800 (Sydney (seasonal)). The reason for the diversion was a medical emergency. 9M-MTU touched down in Adelaide at 2:11am (ACDT) and departed for Kuala Lumpur later the same day at 10:01am (ACDT) with the same callsign. Picture @Tony Haynes.