Singapore's Changi Airport runway reopens after Air China plane makes emergency landing due to engine fire

Air China flight CA403 had smoke in its forward cargo hold and lavatory on its way to Changi Airport and had to make an emergency landing. - PHOTOS: XIAOHONGSHU, @CHINAAVREVIEW/X

SINGAPORE: An Air China flight from Chengdu, in Sichuan province, made an emergency landing in Singapore on Sunday afternoon after its left engine caught fire.

The incident resulted in a runway being closed for almost three hours, which caused delays in flights arriving at and leaving Changi Airport.