An AirAsia plane due to fly from Perth to Indonesia was hit by a power outage before takeoff, causing passengers to panic in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Flight QZ533 was scheduled to leave Perth about 3am when it was hit by what the airline said was “a minor technical issue”, with a number of passengers reportedly crying and upset.
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About 17 passengers opted to depart the plane before takeoff.
The flight was delayed by 75 minutes for an engineering assessment before it departed for Jakarta at 2.15am.
The flight landed 80 minutes late at 6.30am (local time) at Jakarta airport on Thursday.
“We thank all passengers for their cooperation and understanding during this situation. Indonesia AirAsia understands that this may cause inconvenience to all passengers,” an airline spokesperson told 7NEWS.com.au in a statement.
“However, this decision was made…
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