SIA flight from Brisbane to Singapore 'experiences technical issue', diverted to Perth, Singapore News
The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, departed Brisbane on Monday night (July 7) and was scheduled to land at Changi Airport at 5.45am on Tuesday morning.
AsiaOne reviewed SQ246's flight profile on flight tracking website Flightradar24.
The aircraft cruised normally at 38,000 ft after taking off. About three hours and 50 minutes into the flight, the plane began to descend and levelled off at 25,000ft as it passed north of the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia.
About 20 minutes later, the plane turned south towards Perth. It descended further to 20,000 ft and eventually landed safely at Perth at 4.58am (4.58am, Singapore time).
Australian publication The West Australian reported that all 272 passengers and 15 crew members disembarked safely.
The aircraft requires a spare part and additional repair time, the publication quoted a SIA spokesperson as saying.
The Straits Times (ST) reported that SIA provided food and drinks to passengers while waiting for a replacement aircraft.
"We are providing all necessary assistance to the affected passengers, including the rebooking of connecting flights and hotel accommodation in Singapore, if required," ST quoted the SIA spokesperson as saying.
The flight was later renumbered SQ9224 and took off from Perth at around 4.40pm, and is scheduled to arrive in Singapore at around 9.40pm.
AsiaOne has reached out to Singapore Airlines for comments.
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