Singapore: A bomb risk forced a Scoot journey from Singapore to Perth to turn around and return to Changi Airport on October 12.
In response to CNA’s questions, Scoot & nbsp said that emergency services had also been activated and that the Republic of Singapore Air Force ( RSAF) aircraft had escorted the plane back to the airport.
On Thursday at 4.11 p.m., Scoot aircraft TR16 departed Singapore.
A cautious decision to return the aircraft to Singapore due to a weapon threat was made about an hour into the trip, according to the airport.
At 6.27 p.m., the helicopter properly touched down in Singapore, and security personnel were checked. & nbsp,
” Scoot is helping the police with their inquiries ,” the statement reads. We regret that we are unable to provide more information because this is a safety issue, the airport said. & nbsp,
” Scoot honestly regrets the pain and disruption it caused. Our top goal is the health of our staff and customers, and we’ll keep helping them out.
Flight TR16 made a U-turn over Indonesia’s Bangka Island and then headed back towards Singapore about 30 minutes into the flight, according to data from & nbsp, flight tracker Flightradar24. & nbsp,
After that, it flew in spirals for around 50 days over the South China Sea to the east of Malaysia.
After that, the aircraft flew over Batam before touching down on Thursday night at Changi Airport. The aircraft appeared to be stable near the southern end of Runway 3 as of 6.50 p.m. and had not made it back to a terminal.
While this was going on, some flights to Singapore were placed in holding trends over the Riau Islands, including Singapore Airlines Flight SQ331 from Paris, United Airlines trip UA29 from San Francisco, and IndiGo Flight 6E1013 from New Delhi.
Soon after TR16 touched down, these airlines started landing.
For more details, CNA has contacted Scoot, Changi Airport Group, the Ministry of Defense, and the officers.