Scoot flight from Sydney to Singapore diverted to Adelaide, heading back

A Scoot airlines passengers are officially left Adelaide Airport, after an unexpected 24 hours stopover while heading to Singapore.

Passengers on board a Scoot flight diverted to Adelaide are officially back in the air, after a near 24-hour unexpected stopover.

The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was captured on flight tracking service Flightradar24, after it reportedly departed from Adelaide Airport at 2.17pm.

However, the tracking service did not list the flights’ official destination or estimated time of arrival.

An Adelaide Airport spokesperson said the replacement aircraft was expected to land about 11.30am on Sunday.

The budget airline’s plane was carrying 315 passengers while travelling to Singapore, when it abruptly diverted to Adelaide Airport just before 3.30pm on Saturday.

The plane had left Sydney just after 1.30pm Sydney time, was northwest of Broken Hill when it turned around and headed back towards Sydney before diverting to Adelaide, Flightradar24 showed.

It reportedly experienced mechanical issues mid-air.

Inside a Scoot economy airflight. Picture: Supplied

All passengers on board the diverted flight were able to travel on the replacement flight.

The spokeperson said the diversion had not caused any disruptions to operations or issues at Adelaide Airport.

Passenger Dr Aparna Mohanta took to Twitter after the diversion caused her to miss a connecting flight.

“Our flight from Sydney from #scoot just got diverted and landed in Adelaide,” she said.

“Our connecting flight from Singapore to kolkata was scheduled in two hours on touching base at Singapore. Can the @MoCA-India help us. Thanks Dr Mohanta.”

Passengers were taken to city hotels for the night as airline officials worked to find a replacement aircraft to resume the trip on Sunday.

Budget airline Scoot does not operate any flights out of Adelaide.

It promises passengers: “You don’t have to compromise on comfort and quality when you fly a low-cost carrier. Our average fleet age is just over six years. A pretty cool feat considering the industry average hovers around 15½ years.

“With a vision to disrupt the low-cost carrier category, Scoot started in 2012 armed with just three Boeing 777-200 aircraft. Today, Scoot is a proud family of over 50 aircraft.

“From the industry-leading Airbus A320 family to the wide-body Boeing 787 Dreamliners, we constantly seek new and innovative ways to improve your travel experience with us. With better technologies on our planes, you can look forward to a more comfortable travel experience thanks to quieter engines and reduced turbulence.”