The Singapore Airlines (SIA) plane that was rocked by strong turbulence on its way to Singapore from London’s Heathrow Airport in May has returned to operation.
According to a SIA representative, the Boeing 777-300ER began flights as SQ830 on the Singapore-Shanghai route on July 27.
“The aircraft completed maintenance and repair works that were monitored by the relevant authorities in Singapore,” a spokeswoman informed me.
The statement stated that the plane additionally “met the safety requirements set by the aircraft manufacturer, passed stringent safety checks by SIA’s engineering and flight operations teams, and successfully completed a functional check flight before its return to service”.
According to the Changi Airport website, the plane sailed for Shanghai on the morning of July 27 for its maiden commercial flight following the extreme turbulence.
ST previously reported that on 23 July, the aircraft undertook a functional inspection flight, its first since returning to Singapore from Bangkok on May 26.
In the May 21 incident, one passenger died and many were injured as the jet suffered “sudden extreme turbulence” over the Irrawaddy Basin around 10 hours after leaving London.
The pilot declared a medical emergency and landed at Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport at 3.45pm (4.45pm in Singapore time).
Flight SQ321 had 211 passengers, 41 of them were Singaporeans, with the remainder 170 coming from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Britain. There were eighteen crew members on board.
According to Flightradar24 monitoring data, it flew a two-hour test trip out and back from Singapore on July 23, its lone flight activity since returning from Bangkok.
A Airlines representative informed the Straits Times that the 777 met the manufacturer’s safety criteria, underwent severe safety tests by SIA’s engineering and flying teams, and successfully completed a functional check flight before returning to service.
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