PNA: There had been fewer emergencies at the Changi Airport of Singapore last year in spite of the headline-making engine failures of superjumbo Airbus A-380 operated by Australian airline Qantas, an official said Monday.
Edwin Lim, head of planning of Changi's emergency unit, said the emergency unit of the airport responded to about 200 incidents last year, compared to an annual high of 250 to 270 five years ago.
Lim said this was partly due to a growing fleet of more advanced aircraft with better technology, the Straits Times reported Monday.
Most of the emergency incidents last year were minor cases such as a burst aircraft tire, but there were also a few that turned out to be serious, like the Qantas incident.
A Qantas A380 that had just departed from the Changi Airport on Nov. 4 last year was headed back after encountering engine problems. The flight made emergency landing in Singapore after suffering an engine explosion.
Qantas grounded its A380 fleet indefinitely after the incident.
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