Singapore Airlines is refuting media reports that a Malaysia-bound flight had to make an emergency landing last week because the gas and manure from a group of sheep set off the plane's smoke alarm.
The rumor stemmed from a report in The Aviation Herald, a website that records aviation incidents. The report said a Singapore Airlines plane heading to Kuala Lumpur with 2,186 sheep onboard was forced to land in Bali after "exhaust gasses and manure produced by the sheep" caused the smoke detector to go off.
But on Wednesday, the airline told the Singaporean newspaper Today there’s no evidence gassy livestock were responsible.
“That is an assumption being made by media, which we are unable to confirm,” a spokesperson told the outlet.
It appears Aviation Herald may have reported other details incorrectly as well. In a statement to the Daily Mail, a Singapore Airlines spokesman referred to the animals in question as goats, not sheep, and said that flight SQ7108 originated in Adelaide, Australia -- not Sydney, as the Aviation Herald reported.
"I am aware that SQ are disputing our coverage. Fact is, that emergency
services and maintenance at Denpasar decided this was the cause. Had the
cause been different the aircraft would not have been able to depart again
after just two hours."
This story has been updated to incorporate statements from Singapore Airlines representatives casting doubt on the Aviation Herald's report.
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