Air China flight lands safely in Singapore’s Changi airport after engine catches fire
- Nine suffer minor injuries, while photos on social media suggest those on board had to be evacuated using slides
- The incident disrupted flights after a runway was temporarily closed while the plane was towed away and safety checks conducted
The airline said all passengers and crew on Flight CA403 from Chengdu’s Tianfu Airport had been safely evacuated after landing just after 4pm, and the cause of the incident was now under investigation.
The Singapore authorities later said that nine people on board suffered minor injuries.
The incident caused the temporary closure of Singapore Changi Airport’s Runway 3 while the fire in the left engine was put out and the 146 passengers and nine crew members evacuated.
Around 30 per cent of departures or arrivals had been hit by delays or cancellations as of 8pm Singapore Time, according to the tracking app VariFlight.com.
Changi Airport posted on Facebook that the runway had reopened after about three hours, following safety checks and the removal of the plane.