A SilkAir flight on Tuesday (Jun 23) made an emergency landing in Haikou, on the Chinese island of Hainan due to adverse weather conditions.
Flight MI8334 departed Singapore at 7.05am for Sanya, a popular tourist destination in the south of the island. The Boeing 737-800 was unable to land and was diverted to Haikou, landing safely at 11.05am local time.
A SilkAir spokesperson confirmed the landing was aborted due to strong tailwinds from a regional typhoon and arrangements are being made to transfer the affected passengers to Sanya via high-speed rail.
“SilkAir regrets the inconvenience caused to customers as a result of this diversion, but assures them that this was necessary in the interests of safety,” the spokesperson said.
Typhoon Kujira is currently causing strong winds and heavy rain in the region, with the China Meteorological Administration issuing a yellow alert for a rainstorm on Tuesday morning.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
