AirAsia passengers were left stranded on the tarmac for about an hour with vomiting travellers on-board after they had to make an unscheduled landing in Melbourne . One of the passengers , known only as Amanda , called 2GB radio station on Tuesday claiming to be on Flight D7 223 , which was on its way to Kuala Lumpur to Sydney . The caller said the plane had been diverted to Melbourne after its 11.55am departure and did not know had they ended up there . Scroll down for video . The caller said the plane had been diverted to Melbourne after its 11.55am departure on Tuesday and did not know had they ended up there . She said people had started throwing up after the plane spent 20 minutes before landing circling the Victoria capital . 'Everyone 's vomiting , everyone 's sick . I have no idea what 's going on ... I 'm pretty nervous . ' Amanda said . 'What happened was when we were descending the plane took off again . 'We 're not sure why . The plane circled Melbourne for a little bit , another 20 minutes , there was so much turbulence . ' One of the passengers , known only as Amanda , called 2GB radio station on Tuesday claiming to be on Flight D7 223 , which was on its way to Kuala Lumpur to Sydney . Passengers were stranded for a total of three hours before they took off again . Passengers were stranded for a total of three hours before they took off again . To add to their discomfort , they were not allowed to exit the aircraft even after it was switched off , causing sweltering temperatures on-board without the air-conditioning running . Amanda said other passengers who had asked crew members why they could not get off the plane were told it was because of safety reasons and it would be a hassle to get them back on again . An AirAsia X spokesman confirmed to Daily Mail Australia the flight had been diverted to Melbourne due to ' a technical issue ' . 'The diversion is in compliance with all international aviation safety guidelines and [ the plane ] landed safely at 1400hrs in Melbourne , ' he said . Despite media reporting it was an emergency landing , the spokesman clarified it was in fact a 'precautionary diversion ' . 'Upon completion of all necessary safety inspection , the said aircraft departed Melbourne at 1713hrs [ local time ] and is expected to arrive into Kuala Lumpur at 2221hrs [ local time ] tonight , ' he added . It has been a troubling few months for AirAsia when its safety record was questioned after Flight Q8501 crashed into the Java Sea in December , killing all 162 people on-board . Debris from the plane and bodies of the passengers are still being retrieved from the ocean .
Flight flight 223 was on its way from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday . It made an unscheduled landing in Melbourne after its 11.55am departure . A spokesman said fellow travellers had been vomiting on the plane . They spent the next three hours sleeping on tarmac at Melbourne airport . An AirAsia spokesman said the plane rolled over for ' technical reasons ' He said a safety inspection was completed and the flight took off again .