SINGAPORE- A Singapore Airlines (SQ) flight operated by Airbus A380 returned to Sydney (SYD) approximately an hour after departure on Sunday (Apr 7) due to a technical problem.
SIA flight SQ232 was initially scheduled to take off at 11 am local time and reach Singapore by 5:30 pm, as the flight tracking website flightradar24 indicated.
Singapore Airlines A380 Emergency Landing at Sydney
“The Airbus A380 aircraft safely touched down back in Sydney at 12:42 pm local time,” stated an SIA spokesperson.
Following the resolution of the technical issue on the ground in Sydney, the aircraft resumed its journey to Singapore at 4:19 pm, as confirmed by the SIA spokesperson. The aircraft landed in Singapore at 10:24 pm.
“SIA extends its sincere apologies to all affected passengers for any inconvenience caused,” the spokesperson reiterated.
“The safety of our passengers and crew always remains our utmost priority.”
The aircraft involved in the incident is Airbus A380-841, registered as 9V-SKM. Further, as Planespotters.net data shows, the aircraft, which is powered by Rolls Royce engines, is around 13 years old and 8 months old.
Another A380 Incident
Last Month, while departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), a Lufthansa (LH) Airbus A380 bound for Munich (MUC) encountered wake turbulence shortly after another A380 had taken off moments earlier.
Viewers tuning into the livestream of L.A FLIGHTS were treated to a captivating sight as the Emirates (EK) flight departed nearly three hours behind schedule.
Against the backdrop of a sunset, two super heavy A380 aircraft were required to depart consecutively from runway 7R at Los Angeles (LAX).
The Emirates A380 (registration A6-EVF) received clearance for takeoff to Dubai and commenced departure at 19:20 PDT for flight EK216.
Merely 2 minutes later, the Lufthansa A380 (registration D-AIMK) initiated its departure to Munich for flight LH453, utilizing the same runway.
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