r/NationalServiceSG • u/Odd-Carpenter-4390 HR Warrior • 1d ago
Funny Jialat, seems like some fella's overseas exercise got extended
BI4068 diverting back to Rockhampton Airport
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u/Specific_Company8945 1d ago
According to Changi Airport the flight is now scheduled to arrive in SG at 0818 tmr
For any of you who have friends or family on that flight. My guess based on flight time is they will take off again 1am-ish
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u/Odd-Carpenter-4390 HR Warrior 1d ago edited 1d ago
0315 hrs local (rockhampton) time scheduled departure according to flightradar24 records
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u/PuzzleheadedAd8282 1d ago
hi from inside the plane, we waiting to take off now
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u/Odd-Carpenter-4390 HR Warrior 1d ago edited 1d ago
Gosh what could have happened that necessitated a 50 minute stop over at Rockhampton?
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u/PuzzleheadedAd8282 1d ago
indo airspace closed apparently???
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u/Odd-Carpenter-4390 HR Warrior 1d ago
That’s cap indo airspace is well alive and open.
Maybe SAF never file the necessary permits to Indo government for this charter flight
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u/Sad_Tennis_6536 1d ago
I hope the aircraft in question V8-DLC has no issues, I look at the previous flight this aircraft did, it did fly for a week guys. Don’t tell me pitot tube got bee hive or wasp nest again.
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u/Specific_Company8945 1d ago
seeing how the second return leg is scheduled close to their landing time I guess it's not too big of an issue but they just want to land back to check and likely do a crew swap (swap with crew for tmr flight out)
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u/BraydenBryan64 1d ago
As someone who's on the plane right now, I just want to fly back to SG as quickly as possible :(
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u/Jazzlike-Check9040 Guards 1d ago
Why turn back ah? From airport go camp straight or can go home then Monday book in?
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u/Dalostbear NSMan - Tekong cookhouse chef 1d ago
Interesting they didnt divert to Darwin
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u/Specific_Company8945 1d ago edited 1d ago
my guess is due to weight and the issue they encountered isn't too serious that requires an immediate landing
Edit: Should add on planes have a maximum weight they can safely land at and my guess since the flight from ROK to SG is long they might be overweight if they tried to land at Darwin plus ROK has no scheduled flights till tmr morning. Getting a slot out would be easier? and also it's the flight origin
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u/Puzzleheaded-Try8642 16h ago
isit saf no money or smt why must outsource to royal brunei air? my initial thought is sq will be the one flying saf to aussie
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u/Ok-Replacement-2712 1d ago
there was a girlfriend of one of the guys from this exercise asking how come her boyfriend hasn't come back