Taiwan-bound plane returns to Macau after 30-minute flight

TransAsia Airways confirmed on Monday that one of its aircraft returned to Macau 30 minutes after take-off to Taiwan.
“We know there was a problem, but we have not yet found the cause,” announced Euphemia Lam, senior public relations officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Macau (AACM).
The TransAsia Airways office told the Times that they “cannot make comments on the issue” when asked about the reasons behind the incident.
At the time of the incident, the aircraft was carrying a total of 150 passengers, who had departed from the local airport around 7:35 p.m. on Monday night.
Meanwhile, 21 flights at Macau International Airport have been canceled due to Typhoon Megi in Taiwan. Lam declared that the department cannot predict how the situation will evolve. Seven flights from Macau to Taipei, as well as eight from Taipei to Macau, were cancelled yesterday in addition to three flights bound for Kaohsiung and three leaving Kaohsiung. Eight of the 21 cancelled flights are under TransAsia Airways, as announced by the airport.
Back in 2014, one TransAsia Airways aircraft flying from Taipei to Macau returned to Taoyuan International Airport five minutes after take-off. The captain noticed an abnormal instrument warning and decided to return. A total of 148 passengers were on board at the time.