A video showing a helicopter in an open space beside a residential area near Sri Pertiwi in Kidurong, Bintulu, went viral on social media. (Facebook pic)PETALING JAYA: The operator of a helicopter involved in an incident in Bintulu, Sarawak, today has clarified that the aircraft was neither making an emergency landing nor engaged in a Flying Doctor Service (FDS) or medical evacuation mission, as claimed.
Layang Layang Aerospace Sdn Bhd accountable manager Shahdon Poong said the helicopter was not carrying out services on behalf of the health ministry or the Sarawak health department at the time of the flight.
He also said the landing was undertaken as a precautionary measure and not as an emergency landing.
