Technical error disrupts maiden LA-Singapore flight

Sleek aircraft: The LA-Singapore service uses the new Airbus A350-900ULR plane. — AFP

SINGAPORE: The inaugural Los Angeles-Singapore flight by Singa­pore Airlines (SIA) had to make a U-turn after an error with the engine oil meter readings.

SQ37 departed Los Angeles at 11.24pm on Thursday and landed back in Los Angeles at 1.33am, said an SIA spokesman.