SIA's A380 plane gets stuck on grass verge at Changi Airport’s T3
Posted: 10 January 2008 2346 hrs
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SIA Airbus A380
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SINGAPORE: A Singapore Airlines A380 plane accidentally ended on the grass verge off the tarmac at Changi Airport's new Terminal 3 on Thursday evening.
SIA said a truck which was being used to push back the SQ221 flight from Singapore to Sydney, experienced some failure.
This caused the truck to disconnect with the aircraft, which then came into contact with the grass verge.
The airline said the plane was not under its own power at the time.
The plane's 446 passengers are being disembarked so it can be positioned back onto the tarmac and inspected for any damage, before returning to service.
Arrangements are being made to enable as many passengers as possible to continue their journey to Sydney early Friday, using a Boeing 747-400 aircraft instead.
The aircraft involved in the incident was scheduled to depart at 8.30pm on Thursday.
Nobody was injured in the incident and SIA said it's too early to know what caused it.
However, it will investigate the incident and is filing reports with the relevant Singapore authorities.




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