Plane makes emergency landing

A Gulf Air flight bound for Bahrain was forced to return to Ninoy Aquino International Airport Friday afternoon due to technical glitch of the plane.

No one was hurt as the Manila-Bahrain flight GF 154, with 207 passengers, made an emergency call while airborne around 1:10 p.m. and returned safely at the Bay 7 of Naia Terminal 1 about 20 minutes after, according to the Manila International Airport Authority.

The MIAA said the plane departed Naia Terminal 1 around 12:30 p.m. and was in the air for about an hour when a smoke from the left engine was electronically detected. The three pilots managed to land the plane safely at Runway 0624 of the airport facility.