A VietJet Air flight operating from Ho Chi Minh City to Melbourne, Australia has declared an emergency in the last few moments.
Flight VJ81 initiated a descent and direct return to Ho Chi Minh City not long after departure.
Updates will follow.
2 hr 48 min ago30/05/24
VietJet VJ81 Ho Chi Minh City-Melbourne
VietJet Air flight VJ81 declared an emergency with squawk code 7700 not long after departure from Ho Chi Minh City. The flight is presently initiating a return to the origin airport.
The nature of the emergency prompting the early return is not yet known.
2 hr 42 min ago30/05/24
Descent and Emergency Declaration
Flight VJ81 conducted a fairly rapid descent from FL320 (32,000) before declaring the emergency. The flight descended below 10,000 feet and flight crew then squawked transponder code 7700.
At the time of the code 7700 transmission, the aircraft had levelled off at 9,000 feet.
The aircraft is currently holding off the coast, which may be for fuel dumping purposes…