SINGAPORE: An Air China plane caught fire en route from Chengdu on Sunday( Sept.10 ), causing Singapore’s Changi Airport to temporarily close a runway andnbsp.
Before touching down on Runway 3 at around 4.15 p.m., Flight CA403″ encounted smoke in the forward cargo hold and lavatory ,” according to a Facebook post from the airport.
Changi, which is served by three runways all 4, 000m long, added,” All passengers and crew have( been ) evacuated safely.”
” The kept engine’s fireplace has been extinguished.”
Aircraft activities might also be impacted, Changi Airport said, in addition to temporarily closing Runway 3.
For the most recent data on their planes, it advised people to visit its website or app.
The incident’s affected passengers and crew are even receiving assistance from Air China and Changi Airport Group.
For more details, CNA has gotten in touch with Changi Airport.
A power banks caught fire in January of this year, forcing a Scoot trip to return to the doorway just before takeoff, injuring two passengers.