New York-bound SIA flight turns back to Singapore shortly after take-off due to technical issue
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SINGAPORE - A Singapore Airlines flight bound for New York on Aug 12 returned to Changi Airport shortly after take-off.Flight SQ22, which was scheduled to depart at 11.35pm for New York (Newark) that day, returned because of a technical issue, said an SIA spoNew York-bound SIA flight turns back to Singapore shortly after take-off due to technical issue
SINGAPORE - A Singapore Airlines flight bound for New York on Aug 12 returned to Changi Airport shortly after take-off.Flight SQ22, which was scheduled to depart at 11.35pm for New York (Newark) that day, returned because of a technical issue, said an SIA spokesperson in response to The Straits Times' queries on Aug 14.In a response to follow-up queries, SIA said on Aug 15 that the technical issue laid with the aircraft's hydraulics system.The Airbus A350-900 ultra-long-range aircraft returned to Singapore at 3.06am on Aug 13, the spokesperson said.SQ22, with a typical flight time of more than 18 hours and covering approximately 16,700km, is one of the longest non-stop commercial flights in the world.«As the aircraft had to be towed to a remote parking bay for repairs, all 133 customers and 17 crew disembarked the aircraft and travelled to the airport terminal via buses to board the replacement aircraft,» said the spokesperson.Passengers were provided with food vouchers as they waited for the replacement aircraft and crew, as the original flight crew would have exceeded their regulatory flight time limits, the spokesperson said. Read more












