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Singapore Airlines' flight diverts to Azerbaijan

Monday, 6 January 20143 min read

A Singapore Airlines’ flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Azerbaijan after the A380 lost cabin pressure.

The flight with 467 passengers and 27 crew on-board was flying from London to Singapore.

Singapore Air Flight 317 landed at Baku airport at 1:03 am local time, the carrier said in an e-mailed statement.

Another A380 plane is headed to Baku to fly passengers and crew to Singapore, the airline said.

It added: "We are seeking clearance from local authorities to transfer affected customers to a hotel until a replacement aircraft arrives from Singapore.

"Oxygen masks were deployed and the aircraft landed uneventfully at Baku airport at 01:03 (local time)."

There were no injuries.