Singapore-bound SIA flight from Brisbane makes Rockhampton diversion due to cabin smoke
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight bound for Changi Airport was diverted to Rockhampton Airport in the Australian state of Queensland on Wednesday (Nov 11) after smoke was detected in the cabin.Flight SQ236 was scheduled to depart Brisbane International Airport at 2.35pm and would have landed back in Singapore at about 8.25pm.Data from flight tracking platform FlightRadar24 showed that the Airbus A350-900 left the gate at around 2.32pm, eventually taking off at roughly 3.01pm.It then reached its cruising altitude of approximately 36,000ft at about 3.29pm.At about 3.49pm, the flight started to make a right turn and began descending towards Rockhampton Airport, landing "uneventfully" at around 4.09pm.