Singapore Airlines ordered to pay S$3,580 to couple in India over faulty seats: Reports

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been ordered to pay a couple in India more than S$3,500 after their seats failed to electronically recline during their journey from India to Australia last year. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Hyderabad ruled in favour of Ravi Gupta and his wife Anjali Gupta, media outlets in India … Read more

Singapore Airlines to resume flights to 3 Chinese cities from Apr 22 after disruption due to ‘regulatory reasons’

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) flights to the Chinese cities of Chongqing, Chengdu and Xiamen will resume from Apr 22 after a three-week suspension. The suspension, from Mar 31 to Apr 21, was due to “regulatory reasons”, an SIA spokesperson said on Monday (Apr 1) without providing further details. Before the pause in flights, SIA operated daily … Read more

Former cabin crew member sues Singapore Airlines for S$1.7 million after allegedly falling on aircraft

SINGAPORE: A former cabin crew member is seeking more than S$1.7 million (US$1.26 million) in damages from Singapore Airlines after allegedly slipping on a grease patch and falling while on board one of the carrier’s planes.  Mr Durairaj Santiran, 36, was working as a galley steward on board an A350 aircraft on a roughly 17-hour … Read more

Manchester-Bound Flight Makes Emergency Landing At East Midlands Airport Due To Fuel Crisis

A Manchester-bound flight was forced to make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport due to a fuel crisis. A Singapore Airlines flight, travelling from Changi Airport on Wednesday, transmitted a “7700” code to air traffic control – for a general emergency – while in the air after two failed attempts to land at the … Read more