clau00006Dec 132 min readA 'technical failure' caused SIA South Africa-Singapore flights to be delayed for nearly thirty-two hours.A "technical fault" on the Singapore Airlines (SIA) aircraft caused an almost 32-hour delay in a journey from Cape Town, South Africa, back to Singapore.The flight only took off on the evening of December 11, even though it was supposed to depart on the morning of December 10.One traveler, who asked not to be named, told Mothership that the delay had caused them to spend nearly seven hours in the airport for two days in a row.The flight back was set to depart at 10:30 am (4:30 pm SGT) on December 10 after the 27-year-old's honeymoon in Cape Town.Passengers were not informed that the flight was postponed to 7am (1pm SGT) on December 11 until 5pm (11pm SGT) due to a mechanical issue with the aircraft.Every traveler received hotel accommodations.The passengers had the same issue when they got to the airport the following day.The woman said that the station manager also seemed "stressed out despite handling the situation calmly" and that people were starting to lose patience because there was no confirmation of a rescheduled flight.Food vouchers were given to passengers as compensation for the delay.SIA deeply apologizes to each and every customer. In response to a question from Mothership, a representative for SIA stated that the airline deeply regrets any difficulty given to all passengers by the cancellation of aircraft SQ479, which was supposed to depart Cape Town on December 10 and travel via Johannesburg to Singapore. The spokesperson clarified that "the Airbus A350-900 aircraft encountered a technical issue while on the ground at Cape Town International Airport," adding that passengers stayed on board while the on-site engineers attempted to fix the problem in order to expedite the departure once it was fixed. Customers were given hotel accommodations and food after disembarking the plane at 1pm (7pm SGT), according to the spokeswoman.On December 11, SQ479 was renumbered as SQ9479 and rescheduled to leave Cape Town at 7 a.m. (1 p.m. SGT).The spokesman stated that while customers waited for the flight to depart, they were provided with meal coupons, snacks, and refreshments. "The technical issue continued to persist on 11 December 2024, despite the best efforts of our engineers to find a solution," the spokesperson added.According to the spokesman, SQ9479 left Cape Town at 6:23 p.m. (12:23 a.m. SGT) on December 11 and reached Singapore at 3:03 p.m. (SGT) on December 12.According to the spokeswoman, "the safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority,"
A "technical fault" on the Singapore Airlines (SIA) aircraft caused an almost 32-hour delay in a journey from Cape Town, South Africa, back to Singapore.The flight only took off on the evening of December 11, even though it was supposed to depart on the morning of December 10.One traveler, who asked not to be named, told Mothership that the delay had caused them to spend nearly seven hours in the airport for two days in a row.The flight back was set to depart at 10:30 am (4:30 pm SGT) on December 10 after the 27-year-old's honeymoon in Cape Town.Passengers were not informed that the flight was postponed to 7am (1pm SGT) on December 11 until 5pm (11pm SGT) due to a mechanical issue with the aircraft.Every traveler received hotel accommodations.The passengers had the same issue when they got to the airport the following day.The woman said that the station manager also seemed "stressed out despite handling the situation calmly" and that people were starting to lose patience because there was no confirmation of a rescheduled flight.Food vouchers were given to passengers as compensation for the delay.SIA deeply apologizes to each and every customer. In response to a question from Mothership, a representative for SIA stated that the airline deeply regrets any difficulty given to all passengers by the cancellation of aircraft SQ479, which was supposed to depart Cape Town on December 10 and travel via Johannesburg to Singapore. The spokesperson clarified that "the Airbus A350-900 aircraft encountered a technical issue while on the ground at Cape Town International Airport," adding that passengers stayed on board while the on-site engineers attempted to fix the problem in order to expedite the departure once it was fixed. Customers were given hotel accommodations and food after disembarking the plane at 1pm (7pm SGT), according to the spokeswoman.On December 11, SQ479 was renumbered as SQ9479 and rescheduled to leave Cape Town at 7 a.m. (1 p.m. SGT).The spokesman stated that while customers waited for the flight to depart, they were provided with meal coupons, snacks, and refreshments. "The technical issue continued to persist on 11 December 2024, despite the best efforts of our engineers to find a solution," the spokesperson added.According to the spokesman, SQ9479 left Cape Town at 6:23 p.m. (12:23 a.m. SGT) on December 11 and reached Singapore at 3:03 p.m. (SGT) on December 12.According to the spokeswoman, "the safety of our customers and crew is always our top priority,"
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