A malfunctioned passenger plane belonging to the China Southern Airlines (CSA) landed safely at the Guam airport at 5:25 a.m. (Beijing Time) Saturday, sources said.

The plane was scheduled to fly from Saipan to Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province. All 181 passengers and eight crew members on board the plane were safe and sound, sources with CSA said.

The CSA has decided to send a Boeing 757 aircraft to carry all passengers stranded at Guam. Technicians will be sent over there to repair the aircraft with mechanical failure. Enditem

( Xinhua News Agency August 10, 2002)