Singapore-bound SIA flight delayed over six hours in Hong Kong after pilot falls ill


Flight SQ899 had to return to the gate after being moved from its parking position towards the runway when the pilot became unwell. - XIANXIDELVJUREN/XIAOHONGSHU via ST/ANN

SINGAPORE: A Singapore-bound SIA flight was delayed for more than six hours in Hong Kong on March 29 after one of its pilots fell ill.

Flight SQ899 was scheduled to depart for Singapore in the morning, but the plane had to return to the gate after being moved from its parking position towards the runway when the pilot became unwell.

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