In a statement on Tuesday, AirAsia confirmed that Flight QZ220 that was scheduled to take-off from Jakarta, Indonesia at 6.40am and land in Penang at 10.05am on Tuesday was cancelled, citing a technical reason.
The nature of the technical problem was not disclosed in the statement.
AirAsia’s announcement came after a screenshot of an email notification from the low-cost airline informing a passenger of the flight cancellation was circulated on social media.