Singapore-bound SIA flight from London diverted to Istanbul after passenger falls ill
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight bound for Singapore from London's Heathrow Airport was diverted to Turkey's Istanbul Airport on Tuesday (Sept 15) after a passenger became unwell.SQ305, an Airbus A350-900 aircraft, was carrying 197 passengers and 16 crew members, the national carrier said in response to AsiaOne's queries.Data from flight tracking website FlightRadar24 shows that the aircraft took off at 9.53am (local time).About three-and-a-half hours into the flight, while the aircraft was over Turkey's Trabzon, it made a right turn towards Istanbul.The plane landed uneventfully at Istanbul Airport at 5.07pm (local time). "(Flight SQ305) was diverted to Istanbul Airport due to a medical emergency on board," said an SIA spokesperson, without disclosing further details due to confidentiality reasons.SIA said the passenger was met by medical services and taken to hospital immediately upon arriving in Istanbul.As the flight crew would have exceeded their regulatory flight time limits, the flight was rescheduled to depart Istanbul for Singapore at 12.10pm (local time) on Sept 16.