Higher temperatures reduce the performance of an aircraft’s engines and the lift that it needs to take off. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Passengers on board at least two Scoot flights from Athens to Singapore had to fly without their baggage after the heatwave engulfing Greece affected aircraft performance.
She said Scoot has since reached out to affected customers to arrange for their baggage to be sent to their homes or hotels. “Scoot sincerely apologises for the inconvenience caused. The safety of our customers and crew is our top priority, and we will continue to provide our customers with the necessary assistance required,” its spokesman added.
A Twitter user, who said he flew from Athens on Saturday, complained that his flight was delayed by two hours and that passengers were not told that their checked luggage was removed from the plane before take-off.More On This TopicAnother Scoot passenger, who flew from Athens to Singapore on July 20, told ST that she also had no idea that her checked bags were taken off the plane before departure.
A woman cools off with cold bottles of water near the entrance of the Acropolis in Athens on July 20, 2023. Greece has been experiencing record heat, with temperatures exceeding 40 deg C. PHOTO: AFP The passenger said: “I appreciate it was chaos on the ground, but the whole response from the Scoot and Sats call centres was terrible. I phoned Scoot about four or five times, and I phoned Sats, I reckon, about 30 times. They had no idea what was going on.”
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