nikkiwd Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) This showing on Reuters today, hopefully none of the perth pomers moving over were on this, scary stuff especially as we are flying this flight in May! uk.reuters.com/article/2014/01/06/uk-singaporeairlines-a-idUKBREA0505F20140106 Edited January 6, 2014 by nikkiwd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aligard Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 And that's without all of your luggage on board too Nikki !!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfie Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I think in general flying any where with any airline is a bit scarey for most at present. Have to say I am glad I am not flying any where in the near future. Think I would be avoiding any Asian airline if I was, no doubt many others feel the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 I was on a Singapore Airlines A380 that had to do an emergency landing at Singapore in April last year. We were sat on the plane for two hours with no air conditioning while they tried to start two of the engines. Finally they got them started and we took off, circled Singapore bay for 20 minutes but the plane's air con failed again so we were told and we then came back in to land with 450 passengers, luggage and full of fuel. The plane came in heavy of course to a full airport emergency and 7 of the tyres deflated on landing. We then spent another two hours on board as they couldn't move the plane due to the tyres and the fact the fire brigade were keeping the brakes etc cool underneath. We finally walked down one set of steps and got bussed to the terminal, some people who were taking photos as they came down the steps apparently had their cameras and phones taken at the bottom and had the photos deleted. There were also rumors of scorch marks on the side of the plane and two engines failing in flight. There certainly wasn't any reverse thrust engine braking during landing! We finally departed for Heathrow 8 hours late and without our luggage as they couldn't open the cargo doors due to the plane leaning! I still flew with them again a couple of months later, these things happen. Stef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah2408 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 scary stuff I just don't like to think about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlaunay Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 I was on a Singapore Airlines A380 that had to do an emergency landing at Singapore in April last year. We were sat on the plane for two hours with no air conditioning while they tried to start two of the engines. Finally they got them started and we took off, circled Singapore bay for 20 minutes but the plane's air con failed again so we were told and we then came back in to land with 450 passengers, luggage and full of fuel. The plane came in heavy of course to a full airport emergency and 7 of the tyres deflated on landing. We then spent another two hours on board as they couldn't move the plane due to the tyres and the fact the fire brigade were keeping the brakes etc cool underneath. We finally walked down one set of steps and got bussed to the terminal, some people who were taking photos as they came down the steps apparently had their cameras and phones taken at the bottom and had the photos deleted. There were also rumors of scorch marks on the side of the plane and two engines failing in flight. There certainly wasn't any reverse thrust engine braking during landing! We finally departed for Heathrow 8 hours late and without our luggage as they couldn't open the cargo doors due to the plane leaning! I still flew with them again a couple of months later, these things happen. Stef Thanks for sharing, how terribly reassuring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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