New York-bound SIA flight turns back to Singapore after pilot allegedly falls ill据称飞行员生病后，一架飞往纽约的新加坡航空航班折返新加坡。
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight heading to New York from Singapore was diverted back to Changi Airport on Monday (Sept 14) when the pilot allegedly became unwell.Flight SQ24, an Airbus A350-900 aircraft, was carrying 144 passengers and 17 crew members, the national carrier said in response to AsiaOne's queries.Data from flight tracking website FlightRadar24 shows that the flight departed Changi...
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight heading to New York from Singapore was diverted back to Changi Airport on Monday (Sept 14) when the pilot allegedly became unwell.
Flight SQ24, an Airbus A350-900 aircraft, was carrying 144 passengers and 17 crew members, the national carrier said in response to AsiaOne's queries.
Data from flight tracking website FlightRadar24 shows that the flight departed Changi Airport at about 12.24pm on Monday.
About four hours into the journey, when it was over the Philippine Sea and off Taiwan, SQ24 was tracked to be returning to Singapore.
The plane eventually landed at Changi Airport at about 9.11pm.
There was an in-flight medical emergency, said an SIA spokesperson, without disclosing further details for confidentiality reasons.
Some social media users, claiming to be passengers on the flight, shared that a captain had a "medical issue".
Reddit user zhepinkblink claimed that a doctor onboard the flight was requested to attend to the situation. They added that the captain was disembarked by medical staff once the plane had landed safely.
Plane-spotting page Water Sound Aviation said in an Instagram post on Monday that the flight had turned back due to pilot medical emergency. It did not disclose its sources.
SIA said its customers were provided with the necessary assistance on the ground, including refreshments, while the plane was refuelled.
It subsequently took off again at 11.58pm and is scheduled to arrive at John F. Kennedy Airport at 9.38am, according to the carrier.
"SIA apologises to all customers for the inconvenience caused," the spokesperson said.
9 月 14 日星期一，一架新加坡航空公司 (SIA) 从新加坡飞往纽约的航班因飞行员身体不适而改道返回樟宜机场。
马来西亚国家航空公司在回复AsiaOne的询问时表示，SQ24航班是一架空客A350-900飞机，机上载有144名乘客和17名机组人员。
航班追踪网站 FlightRadar24 的数据显示，该航班于周一下午 12 点 24 分左右从樟宜机场起飞。
大约飞行了四个小时后，当 SQ24 航班飞越菲律宾海并靠近台湾时，据追踪显示它正在返回新加坡。
飞机最终于晚上9点11分左右降落在樟宜机场。
新加坡航空公司发言人表示，机上发生了一起医疗紧急情况，但出于保密原因，未透露更多细节。
一些自称是该航班乘客的社交媒体用户透露，机长出现了“健康问题”。
Reddit 用户 zhepinkblink 声称，机上一名医生被要求处理此事。他们还补充说，飞机安全着陆后，机长被医务人员带下飞机。
飞机观测账号Water Sound Aviation周一在Instagram上发帖称，该航班因飞行员突发疾病而返航。该账号并未透露消息来源。
新加坡航空公司表示，飞机加油期间，已为乘客提供必要的地面协助，包括茶点。
据航空公司称，该航班随后于晚上 11 点 58 分再次起飞，预计将于上午 9 点 38 分抵达约翰·F·肯尼迪机场。
“新加坡航空就此次事件给所有乘客带来的不便表示歉意，”发言人说。