Egypt Air denies flight takeoff with technical malfunction

CAIRO - 14 August 2017: Egypt Air denied on Monday allowing a plane to take off with a technical malfunction.

"The plane does not belong to Egypt Air but it's affiliated to a private airline", the flag carrier said in a press release.

Earlier, a news website alleged that Egypt Air let a plane to fly with a technical malfunction before returning to the airport after 15 minutes.