'Hard to breathe': Scoot flight from KL to Singapore delayed twice in a day over technical issue


Passengers on a Singapore-bound Scoot flight were reportedly hit with several delays on Dec 28.
PHOTO: Facebook/Godfrey J Yang

Jason Tan, who was on board flight TR469, told 8world that the plane had yet to take off for Singapore an hour after its scheduled departure time of 7.10pm.

"The air-con was not turned on, and it was hard to breathe," he said.

Tan said the crew then announced that the plane had encountered a technical issue and asked all passengers to disembark.

At about midnight, however, the aircraft was still on the tarmac, and passengers had to disembark again because of the technical issue.

Steven Kang, who was also on flight TR469, recounted his experience in a Facebook post on early Sunday morning, calling it his "worst flight ever".

Kang said that there was no ventilation on the plane, and some were "suffocating badly" while waiting for take-off.

The passenger, who opted not to cancel his ticket, updated in a comment that the next flight scheduled by Scoot was supposed to depart from KL at 1pm on Sunday, but only took off at about 5pm.

"I took 23 hours for what is supposed to be a one-hour flight," he wrote.

Responding to 8world's queries, the budget airline apologised to all affected passengers, and said a technical issue with the aircraft led to the flight delays.

As they had to wait for spare parts to be delivered to Kuala Lumpur, the plane was unable to fly as scheduled.

"Affected passengers were provided with accommodation, transportation and meal arrangements," a Scoot spokesperson was quoted as saying.

"The flight subsequently departed Kuala Lumpur at 4.42pm on Dec 29 and arrived in Singapore at 6.13pm."

AsiaOne has reached out to Kang and Scoot for more information.

Nowadays very scary. Jeju case made me think twice about my life

Customer: "Why flight delay? Cant take off with minor problem ah?"

Airline: "You want another Jeju to happen?"

Customer: *silence*

Yeah but jeju case the mistake is the wall. If no wall for sure 100% survive

ppl focus on cheap flight due promo.....hence knowing the airline, cheating u guys by ignoring the basic safety...

Landimg gear spare parts ke

Why is there a wall?

already said many months ago, Boeing planes will have alot of issues, spare part problem etc. Worst thing is safety of Boeing planes are now in doubt, and they hire more from India and alot of subcon to India. You folks take care.

This post has been edited by Avex: Dec 31 2024, 09:21 AM

ayam now think twice before take flight

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/30/south-korea...all-runway.html

Jeju Air plane crash raises questions about concrete wall at the end of the runway

Aviation experts are questioning the role of an airport design that positioned a mound of dirt and a concrete wall past the end of a runway, which Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 slammed into Sunday morning, killing all but two of the 181 people on board.

The plane, a Boeing 737-800, belly-landed on the runway after an overnight flight, apparently with flaps and landing gear retracted. The jetliner burst into flames after hitting the dirt and wall, where a localizer, which guides planes onto the runway, had been installed.


“Certainly that made it difficult to stop the aircraft safely,” said Todd Curtis, founder of Air Safe Media, which tracks aviation accidents and other incidents. Curtis worked at Boeing for nearly a decade as a safety engineer.

It will take crash investigators months if not longer to uncover the cause of the crash, the worst-ever air disaster in South Korea and the deadliest crash in years. They will examine everything from aircraft maintenance records to pilot scheduling to cockpit voice recorders.

Family members of the victims of the Jeju Air crash react as officials hold a briefing at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Soo-Hyeon
Family members of the victims of the Jeju Air crash react as officials hold a briefing at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024.

Initial evidence suggests a bird strike could have played a key role in possible engine loss. Experts cautioned the investigation is in the very early stages.

Some aviation experts say the fatalities could have been minimized had the plane not collided with the concrete wall.

In video of the Jeju Air flight’s landing, “you see the airplane skidding along, it is slowing down, they’re slowing down and everything is going pretty well up until where they hit” the wall, said John Cox, an aviation safety consultant and a Boeing 737 pilot.

Cox said he suspects the cause of death for most of the passengers on board is “going to be blunt force trauma of hitting the wall.”

Barriers past airport runways are common and recommended.

At New York’s LaGuardia Airport and others, for example, there are engineered material arresting systems, or EMAS, installed — a crushable material that slows down a plane beyond the runway and prevents it rolling into more dangerous areas. In 2016, then-vice presidential candidate Mike Pence’s plane overran the runway at LaGuardia and was ultimately stopped by EMAS.

The barrier at the edge of the runway at Muan International Airport in South Korea did not appear to be frangible, or have the ability to break apart, according to video footage and expert analysis, something investigators are likely to focus on.

latipbogiba
Thanks for the info.
I guess they will have to answer for that design.