“Scoot’s 30‑Hour Pilgrimage to Singapore”
Picture this: you’re sitting at a Tokyo airport, sipping coffee, when suddenly the gate flashes the dreaded “delay” sign. For passengers on flight TR869, the wait stretched to a whopping nearly 30 hours. Instead of flying to Singapore, the plane pulled back to Narita, sighing in an audible “I’m sorry, not today.”
Why the U-turn?
The crew discovered a technical hiccup that meant they’d spend way too long fixing the plane. “Engineers got to work, but the fix would have taken ages, so we grounded the aircraft,” the airline’s spokesperson admitted to The Straits Times.
What the airline did
- Rescheduled the flight from Tokyo to depart at 3:50 pm on Tuesday.
- Passengers in Bangkok would hopefully catch the 10:10 pm departure.
- Three additional flights were slated to shuttle stragglers:
- TR8869 out of Bangkok at 4:10 pm.
- TR611 at 6:15 pm, equipped with a larger aircraft to cram in more seats.
- Some were bumped onto TR899 which todo from Japan to Singapore via Taipei.
- Those left stranded in Tokyo or Bangkok were offered accommodation and meals whenever necessary.
Passengers’ emotions
Someone named Jie Vonn on Facebook was grumbling about a “horrible 30‑hour delay” from Bangkok, highlighting how the journey turned into more of a layover marathon than a flight.
Final thoughts
When safety takes the front seat, airlines often have to let customers off into the wild. Scoot has apologized sincerely, promising that no one will go home without a travel plan—and hopefully, in the future, less 30‑hour detours.
