Regent Airways plane aborts take-off at Dhaka airport

An aircraft of Regent Airways aborted take-off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this morning due to some technical glitch.

The incident took place around 11:30am after a minor technical problem occured in the aircraft's landing gear, according to a press release floated to media.

All the passengers, pilots and crews of the aircraft were evacuated safely.

The Regent Airways plane RX-784 has been kept for repairing works.

The passengers continued their journey to Singapore with another aircraft which departed from the airport around 3:00pm, according to the press release.