More than 500 passengers affected after 2 SIA flights suffer from technical glitches
SINGAPORE — More than 500 passengers were affected after two Singapore Airlines flights were delayed between three to five hours on Wednesday (June 27) due to separate cases of technical glitches.
The first flight, SQ972 bound for Bangkok, was scheduled to depart at 9.35am, but the aircraft — a Boeing 787-10 — encountered a technical fault with an electrical brake power unit, said the national carrier in a statement.
The 313 passengers on board were moved to a replacement aircraft after the faulty unit could not be replaced.
"SQ972 later departed Singapore at about 3.15pm, with a delay of about 5 hours and 40 minutes," the airline said.
Separately, SQ217 — a flight to Melbourne — experienced a delay of about three hours and 40 minutes, after the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft encountered a fault warning message.
SQ217 was supposed to depart at 11am on Wednesday.
"(The aircraft) returned to the gate after the crew aborted take-off at low speed…due to a fault warning message," Singapore Airlines said.
The 218 affected passengers later departed on a replacement aircraft at 2.20pm.
