Passenger scare, Air Macau flight aborts in Bangkok

An Air Macau flight with 175 Thai and Chinese passengers aboard was forced to abort its flight to Macau on Tuesday after the passengers felt unsafe before a second take-off from Bangkok.
The NX885 flight took off from Suvarnabhumi airport but returned to the airport an hour later after encountering trouble. No explanation was given to the passengers after the plane touched down at the airport an hour after taking off.
The 175 passengers, 36 of whom were Thais from two tour groups, were left waiting inside the plane for two hours.
According to the national broadcaster Thai PBS, when a Thai passenger named Bundit Emanukul asked for an explanation, a hostess allegedly said that poor weather conditions had forced the plane to return. However, others were also told that the plane returned to the airport to refuel.
After two hours in the plane, the pilot then told passengers that the plane would take off in two minutes. Upon hearing that the plane would take off again in two minutes, all of the Thai passengers reacted with uncertainty, fearing for their safety. They rose to their feet and refused to fly again. Chaotic scenes ensued and all passengers reportedly decided to walk out. One of them said that he felt something unusual when the plane was airborne for almost an hour but still flying at low altitude.
Another passenger also thought that the plane might have been having trouble when he felt it tossing, shaking and flying unusually low, so that rooftops could be seen, he said.
Contacted by Channel 3, Air Macau Bangkok supervisor Ekkachai Veerawat admitted that the plane had encountered engine trouble, and a spare part has been sent to replace the defective component. He said that it had been arranged for all passengers to stay at hotels while the plane was being repaired. An Air Macau source told Lusa that the flight had returned to Bangkok due to “technical motives” and was repaired yesterday.