Gulf Air flight lands safely in Manila after engine failure

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Gulf Air flight carrying 219 people to Bahrain landed safely in the Philippine capital Friday after turning back because of a heat-damaged engine, officials said.

Gulf Air on Twitter said the flight "suffered from an engine failure" right after takeoff from Manila at 1:05 p.m. It said the plane landed safely "and all passengers disembarked the aircraft."

The airline canceled the flight and booked accommodation for affected passengers, the airport media office said.