Singapore Airlines flight to Tokyo carrying 249 passengers diverted to Taiwan due to a cracked windshield.
Flight SQ636, carrying 249 passengers and 17 crew members, took off from Changi Airport at 11.07 pm on Sunday and was due to touch down at Japan’s Haneda Airport at 6.20 am on Monday.
The Boeing 777-300ER (registration 9V-SWI) had to divert to the Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei because of a cracked windshield that occurred mid-flight.
The flight landed “uneventfully” at the airport, the report quoted a Singapore Airlines spokesperson as saying.
SIA sincerely apologises to all affected customers for the inconvenience caused.
Singapore Airlines spokeperson
The airlines arranged hotel accommodations for the affected customers, according to the report.
