Upon arrival at Kyaukpyu Airport from Yangon, 67 passengers were detained by Junta forces, who then took them away to the city hall for interrogation. A Kyaukphyu resident who was a witness, informed Narinjara that after a Myanmar Airlines plane landed at Kyaukphyu Airport at 5pm on February 18th. "At around 5:00 pm, a Myanmar Airlines plane touched down at Kyaukpyu Airport.