SIA pilots win praise online for safe landing in Perth amid strong winds

Singapore Airlines said that flight SQ213 experienced strong winds on approach into Perth International Airport on Oct 31.

PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM CHRIS PERRY/FACEBOOK

Published Nov 02, 2026, 12:15 AM

Updated Nov 02, 2026, 12:15 AM

SIA pilots safely landed flight SQ213 in Perth after strong winds forced a go-around. The Airbus A350-900 later landed at 12.30pm local time.

A Facebook video by Chris Perry showed the first approach tilt sharply right, sparking online praise. Commenters called the pilots calm and skilled.

SIA said the safety of its customers and crew is its top priority. Perth Airport had winds of 32kmh and gusts of 43kmh.

SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines (SIA) pilots safely landed a plane amid strong winds at an airport in Perth, earning praise online after footage of their landing attempts went viral.

A video, posted on Facebook by user Chris Perry on Oct 31 , shows the SIA jet approaching the runway to land before it tilts noticeably to its right, bringing the right wing close to the ground.

The pilots of the national carrier then abandoned the landing attempt and flew back into the sky. Another video uploaded by Perry, who claimed his sister was on the flight, shows the aircraft later making an uneventful landing.

Perry’s first video had garnered more than 7,200 likes and over 1,800 comments as at 11pm on Nov 1 .

Many commenters praised the SIA pilots. One of them, Sampath Gur, noted that while the experience must have been “pretty frightening for many on board... SIA is known for choosing and training the best of the best”.

Another user, Yolanda Malojer, said: “Inches away from death, literally. That was a very calm and skilled pilot.”

In response to queries, an SIA spokesperson said on Nov 1 that flight SQ213, operating from Singapore to Perth, experienced strong winds on approach into Perth International Airport on Oct 31.

“As a result, the pilots decided to conduct a go-around,” the spokesperson added, without identifying the pilots of the flight.

According to the US Federal Aviation Administration’s website , a go-around is a safe, routine manoeuvre performed at the discretion of a pilot or at the request of an air traffic controller.

The go-around discontinues the landing approach and returns the aircraft to an altitude and configuration to safely make another approach, the FAA added.

The aircraft – an Airbus A350-900 – landed safely at 12.30pm local time and taxied to the gate, the SIA spokesperson said.

The wind speed measured at Perth Airport at 12.30pm was 32kmh, with gusts at 43kmh , data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s website showed.

“The safety of our customers and crew is SIA’s top priority,” the airline spokesperson said in its Nov 1 statement.

Daniel Lai is a journalist at the ST Now team, covering breaking news and international affairs.

新加坡航空公司表示，10月31日，SQ213航班在进近珀斯国际机场时遭遇强风。

照片：克里斯·佩里/Facebook截图

发布于 2026 年 11 月 2 日凌晨 12:15

更新于2026年11月2日凌晨12:15

由于强风迫使飞机复飞，新加坡航空飞行员安全驾驶SQ213航班降落在珀斯。这架空客A350-900飞机随后于当地时间下午12点30分降落。

克里斯·佩里在Facebook上发布的一段视频显示，飞机首次进近时向右急转弯，引发了网友的一致好评。评论者称赞飞行员沉着冷静、技术娴熟。

新加坡航空公司表示，乘客和机组人员的安全是其首要任务。珀斯机场当时的风速为32公里/小时，阵风风速达43公里/小时。

新加坡——新加坡航空公司（新航）飞行员在珀斯机场强风中安全降落飞机，他们的降落尝试视频在网上疯传后，赢得了网友的赞扬。

10 月 31 日，用户 Chris Perry 在 Facebook 上发布了一段视频，视频显示新加坡航空的喷气式飞机在接近跑道准备着陆时，明显向右倾斜，导致右翼接近地面。

随后，这家国家航空公司的飞行员放弃了着陆尝试，飞机重新升空。佩里上传的另一段视频显示，飞机后来顺利着陆，他声称自己的妹妹当时就在飞机上。

截至 11 月 1 日晚上 11 点，佩里的第一支视频已获得超过 7200 个赞和超过 1800 条评论。

许多评论者称赞了新加坡航空的飞行员。其中一位评论者桑帕特·古尔指出，虽然这次经历对机上许多乘客来说肯定“相当可怕……但新加坡航空以挑选和培训最优秀的飞行员而闻名”。

另一位用户 Yolanda Malojer 说：“真是命悬一线。那是一位非常冷静且技术娴熟的飞行员。”

针对询问，新加坡航空公司发言人于 11 月 1 日表示，10 月 31 日从新加坡飞往珀斯的 SQ213 航班在接近珀斯国际机场时遭遇强风。

“因此，飞行员决定复飞，”发言人补充道，但没有透露该航班飞行员的身份。

根据美国联邦航空管理局网站的说法，复飞是指飞行员自行决定或应空中交通管制员的要求而进行的安全、例行操作。

美国联邦航空管理局补充说，复飞会中止着陆进近，并将飞机恢复到可以安全进行另一次进近的高度和构型。

新加坡航空公司发言人表示，这架空客A350-900飞机于当地时间下午12点30分安全着陆，并滑行至登机口。

澳大利亚气象局网站数据显示，下午 12 点 30 分，珀斯机场测得的风速为 32 公里/小时，阵风风速为 43 公里/小时。

“乘客和机组人员的安全是新加坡航空的首要任务，”该航空公司发言人在11月1日的声明中表示。

Daniel Lai 是 ST Now 团队的记者，负责报道突发新闻和国际事务。