Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore confirms drone causes runway closure, 37 delays

19 June, 2019

Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore confirmed (19-Jun-2019) sightings of a drone at Singapore Changi Airport caused the operation of one runway to be suspended. The suspensions occurred for various periods of time between 23:00 on 18-Jun-2019 and 09:00 on 19-Jun-2019. This resulted in about 37 flights being delayed and one diverted to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. [more - original PR]