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A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 plane is parked on the tarmac at Changi International Airport in Singapore on Oct 24, 2020. (File photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman)
08 Apr 2024 12:13AM (Updated: 08 Apr 2024 12:25AM)
SINGAPORE: A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight returned to Sydney about an hour after taking off on Sunday (Apr 7) due to a technical issue.
SIA flight SQ232 was originally scheduled to depart at 11am local time and arrive in Singapore at 5.30pm, according to flight tracking website flightradar24.
"The Airbus A380 aircraft landed safely back in Sydney at at 12.42pm local time," an SIA spokesperson said in response to queries from CNA.
The airline did not specify what the technical issue was.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ232 flight path as it returned to Sydney Airport an hour after takeoff on Apr 7, 2024. (Image: flightradar24)
After the technical issue was resolved on the ground in Sydney, the aircraft departed for Singapore at 4.19pm, said the SIA spokesperson.
It landed in Singapore at 10.24pm.
"SIA sincerely apologises to all affected customers for any inconvenience caused," the spokesperson added.
"The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority."
CNA has contacted SIA for more information.
Singapore
Technical issue prompts Singapore Airlines flight to return to Sydney Airport
08 Apr 2024 12:13AM (Updated: 08 Apr 2024 12:25AM)
SINGAPORE: A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight returned to Sydney about an hour after taking off on Sunday (Apr 7) due to a technical issue.
SIA flight SQ232 was originally scheduled to depart at 11am local time and arrive in Singapore at 5.30pm, according to flight tracking website flightradar24.
"The Airbus A380 aircraft landed safely back in Sydney at at 12.42pm local time," an SIA spokesperson said in response to queries from CNA.
The airline did not specify what the technical issue was.
After the technical issue was resolved on the ground in Sydney, the aircraft departed for Singapore at 4.19pm, said the SIA spokesperson.
It landed in Singapore at 10.24pm.
"SIA sincerely apologises to all affected customers for any inconvenience caused," the spokesperson added.
"The safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority."
CNA has contacted SIA for more information.
