Singapore Airlines A350 returns to San Francisco after disruptive passenger
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 bound for Singapore turned back to San Francisco after a passenger became unruly, according to the airline's handling of the flight. The same aircraft departed again hours later with a replacement crew.
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 bound for Singapore from San Francisco turned back to its departure airport on Wednesday, 14 October, after a passenger became disruptive. The aircraft, registered 9V-SJC, left as flight SQ32 at 12:49 and landed back at the origin airport at 20:32, roughly four hours later over the Pacific. Total flight time came to seven hours and 43 minutes.
Security personnel boarded after landing and removed the passenger. An eyewitness account said the man had shouted, kicked seats and tried to reach an emergency exit, and that cabin crew were unable to calm him.
Singapore Airlines arranged a replacement crew at short notice. The same Airbus took off again for Singapore at 23:49 as flight SQ9031, a little over three hours after landing.
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- aerotelegraph.comAirbus A350 von Singapore Airlines: Achtsunden-Flug nach Nirgendwo wegen Pöbelpassagier