Three-hour transit in Singapore turns into three days of anxiety for passenger stranded after Auckland flood

Passengers queueing to check-in for flight NZ283 to Auckland at Changi Airport Terminal 3 on Jan 31, 2023. -ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Dinh Mai Tram was meant to spend only three hours in transit in Singapore, when she boarded an Auckland-bound Air New Zealand flight from Vietnam last Friday (Jan 27).

But an unprecedented flood in New Zealand’s biggest city led to the closure of Auckland Airport, disrupting her flight, forcing her and many others to spend the next few days in Singapore in anxiety.