Unscheduled grounding and rerouting: Can carriers do more to fix their planes?
Technical problems are part and parcel of operating an airline; but when they occur often and get in the way of operations, airlines incur extra costs – and the wrath of passengers
AIRPLANES hit with technical problems mid-flight have been making the news recently.
National carrier Singapore Airlines was the latest. Passengers on board one of its planes were stuck on the tarmac of Hong Kong International Airport for four hours on Tuesday (Sep 10) due to a technical fault, which could not be fixed on the spot. The carrier axed the flight.
This came after Cathay Pacific and other airlines in recent times reported in-flight problems, ranging from engine fire to cabin-pressure issues, that disrupted normal operations and resulted in flights being either aborted midway or diverted for emergency landing.
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