Air Asia X flight makes emergency landing (Updated)

KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia X Flight D7 523 bound for Kuala Lumpur from Tokyo was diverted to Okinawa due to a technical issue, the low-cost carrier said today.
Air Asia X said the flight departed Tokyo on Sunday and landed safely in Okinawa at 2.59am local time on Monday with 369 passengers and 10 crew onboard.
"A rescue flight will be launched from Kuala Lumpur and all affected passengers will be transferred to Flight D7 689, which is scheduled to depart from Okinawa at 9.30 local time Monday and arrive in Kuala Lumpur at 2am today (Tuesday)," Air Asia X said in a statement to theSun.
The airline said all necessary assistance is being provided to guests on board and they will be kept updated on the new departure time.
The Xinhua news agency, quoting the Japanese transport ministry, said the Air Asia X plane made an emergency landing on Monday at Okinawa's Naha airport at around 3am local time, following engine trouble.
The ministry's local office said the plane's right engine indicated problems at around 2.15am local time, forcing the captain to shut the troubled engine down and declare an emergency landing.