YANGON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- A Myanmar National Airline flight has made an emergency landing at Dawei Airport in Myanmar's Tanintharyi region due to a shortage of engine oil, according to a release of the Home Affairs Ministry Sunday.

With 69 passengers and eight crews on board, the XY-AJN plane experienced a shortage of oil in the engine on the left while travelling from Yangon-Myeik-Botepyin on Saturday at 01:15 p.m. local time.

The flight also got a flat tire while making emergency landing.

The passengers were transferred to another aircraft to continue their flight to Myeik.