Singapore Airlines flight bound for Singapore turns back to Sydney due to technical issue

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A Singapore Airlines flight bound for Singapore had to turn back to Sydney after a technical issue was discovered. The flight eventually took off again and landed in Singapore later in the day.

The flight was originally scheduled to leave Sydney at 11am local time on April 7 and land in Singapore at 5.30pm.

SINGAPORE - A Singapore Airlines flight bound for Singapore turned back to its departure airport in Sydney about an hour after take-off on April 7. Flight SQ232 returned to Sydney after a technical issue was discovered, landing back in Sydney International Airport at 12.42pm local time, a spokesman for SIA told The Straits Times.It was originally scheduled to leave Sydney at 11am local time and land in Singapore at 5.30pm.

In response to queries from ST, the SIA spokesman said the technical issue was resolved and the plane took off again for Singapore at 4.19pm local time.ST has asked SIA for more information on the technical issue. “SIA sincerely apologises to all affected customers for any inconvenience caused,” the spokesman said, adding that customers were provided with refreshments and all necessary assistance.Please verify your e-mail to read this subscriber-only article in full

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