Flight MI482 SIN-MLE | 14JUL STD 10:05 operated by A320 9V-SLQ returned to base in SIN Changi airport after circling the sea east of Changi after its take off. The plane has been out of service since.
A replacement aircraft B738 9V-MGD departed 4.5 hrs late from SIN at 14:31 and arrived MLE 15:37.
Some passengers (mainly connecting ones) on the return MLE-SIN MI481 was transferred to a later flight MI483 STD 13:35, 45 mins later than original MI481 STD. Originally MI483 was only half full but with the transfer of passengers from MI481, only a few empty seats remain. Flight MI 483 left the parking stand (no pushback at MLE for narrow body planes as they are parked 45 degrees to allow them to roll to the taxiway straight) about 10 mins ahead of schedule and was in the air before STD. Transferred passengers from MI481 arrives 30 mins late into SIN on MI483.
Passengers on MI481 not transferred to MI483 was given US$ 40 meal voucher each to be spent at the MLE airport. MI 481 departed 4 hours late and landed SIN 00:35.
Fortunate that MI operated 2 flights to MLE departing less than an hour apart on select days including Saturday, which would have averted lots of missed connection situation in SIN as most of the passengers on SIN-MLE routes are connecting passengers.
A replacement aircraft B738 9V-MGD departed 4.5 hrs late from SIN at 14:31 and arrived MLE 15:37.
Some passengers (mainly connecting ones) on the return MLE-SIN MI481 was transferred to a later flight MI483 STD 13:35, 45 mins later than original MI481 STD. Originally MI483 was only half full but with the transfer of passengers from MI481, only a few empty seats remain. Flight MI 483 left the parking stand (no pushback at MLE for narrow body planes as they are parked 45 degrees to allow them to roll to the taxiway straight) about 10 mins ahead of schedule and was in the air before STD. Transferred passengers from MI481 arrives 30 mins late into SIN on MI483.
Passengers on MI481 not transferred to MI483 was given US$ 40 meal voucher each to be spent at the MLE airport. MI 481 departed 4 hours late and landed SIN 00:35.
Fortunate that MI operated 2 flights to MLE departing less than an hour apart on select days including Saturday, which would have averted lots of missed connection situation in SIN as most of the passengers on SIN-MLE routes are connecting passengers.
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