A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight caught fire while making an emergency landing at the Changi airport early on Monday morning. None of the 222 passengers or the 19 crew aboard the plane en route to Milan was injured in the incident.
The SIA Flight SQ368 had departed from Changi airport for Milan at around 2.05 AM on Monday. After about two hours, the pilot announced that there was a glitch in the right engine of the flight. Following the announcement the flight had to turn back to Singapore and made an emergency landing.
According to one of the passengers there was an explosion in the right engine of the plane and the right wing was burning when the plane was landing. Sources said that despite the fire, passengers aboard were surprisingly calm.
Fire extinguished soon after landing
The fire was extinguished after the plane landed at the airport at around 7 AM. Sources said that the fire was doused in about 10 minutes. Following the incident the Singapore airlines issued a statement that confirmed that the right engine had caught fire after it touched down at the Changi airport.
"The passengers disembarked through stairs and were transported to the terminal building by bus. Passengers will be transferred to another aircraft which is expected to depart from Milan later today," said SIA in its statement.
SIA to co-operate with investigations
Further SIA added that they will be fully co-operating with the authorities in their investigations into the incident. Soon after the landing the incident went viral after a witness posted a video of the flight engulfed in fire on the runway at Changi airport.
According to sources, soon after the incident SIA handed out a notice to passengers apologizing for the incident. They even announced that arrangements have been made for flight refreshments while they waited for their flight.
The SIA Flight SQ368 had departed from Changi airport for Milan at around 2.05 AM on Monday. After about two hours, the pilot announced that there was a glitch in the right engine of the flight. Following the announcement the flight had to turn back to Singapore and made an emergency landing.
According to one of the passengers there was an explosion in the right engine of the plane and the right wing was burning when the plane was landing. Sources said that despite the fire, passengers aboard were surprisingly calm.
Fire extinguished soon after landing
The fire was extinguished after the plane landed at the airport at around 7 AM. Sources said that the fire was doused in about 10 minutes. Following the incident the Singapore airlines issued a statement that confirmed that the right engine had caught fire after it touched down at the Changi airport.
"The passengers disembarked through stairs and were transported to the terminal building by bus. Passengers will be transferred to another aircraft which is expected to depart from Milan later today," said SIA in its statement.
SIA to co-operate with investigations
Further SIA added that they will be fully co-operating with the authorities in their investigations into the incident. Soon after the landing the incident went viral after a witness posted a video of the flight engulfed in fire on the runway at Changi airport.
According to sources, soon after the incident SIA handed out a notice to passengers apologizing for the incident. They even announced that arrangements have been made for flight refreshments while they waited for their flight.