SIA`s førevarslanding i Baku

‘Leaky’ A380 door eyed in Singapore Airlines emergency landing

Agence France-Presse

1:43 pm | Wednesday, January 8th, 2014

 

A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 relief plane arrives at Changi International Airport in Singapore on January 7, 2014 carrying nearly 500 passengers who were stranded in Azerbaijan after their Airbus A380 superjumbo was forced to make an emergency landing. The original flight from London to Singapore was forced to make an emergency landing at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku on January 6 due to a loss of cabin pressure. No one was injured but oxygen masks were deployed on the A380 and Singapore Airlines was forced to apologise to passengers for a lengthy wait as many took to social media to complain they were stranded at the airport with few amenities. AFP/MOHD FYROL

SINGAPORE – A malfunctioning door is the focus of an investigation into why a Singapore Airlines Airbus 380 superjumbo was forced to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan, the carrier said Wednesday.
Nearly 500 passengers arrived in Singapore Tuesday in a A380 relief jet after their original flight from London to Singapore was forced to land in capital Baku due to a loss in cabin pressure.
“The root cause of the incident is being investigated and a team of specialists from Airbus will be assisting,” an airline spokesman said in a statement.
“We are focusing on a door on the main deck that appears to have suffered a leak, leading to the change in cabin pressure,” he said.

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