Singapore Airlines flight suffers hydraulic failure at Kolkata airport

A Singapore Airlines flight suffered a hydraulic failure after landing at the airport in Kolkata, an airport official said on Sunday.

The Singapore Airlines 516 landed at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport around 11.30pm on Saturday.

The aircraft reportedly suffered a hydraulic failure after touchdown and could not be moved from the runway for around 20 minutes, the official said.

An airport technical team later towed the aircraft to the parking bay. All the passengers were safely rescued.