Singapore Airlines Flight Suffers Burst Tyres At KLIA, Runway Closed For Over Six Hours

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A Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore experienced a burst tyre upon landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Saturday afternoon (13 June), temporarily closing one of the airport’s three runways and disrupting evening flight operations.

Flight SQ114, operated on a Boeing 737 Max, touched down at approximately 1.27 pm.

Flight tracking data from FlightRadar24 showed the aircraft coming to a stop at around the halfway mark of the runway — well short of where a normal landing roll would end — before its tracking signal dropped.

Photographs shared by passengers on board showed both tyres on the aircraft’s left main landing gear had burst.

The images, circulated in a Malaysia Airlines social media group, offered the first visual confirmation of the incident before any official statement was issued.

Ground crews responded to the scene, with at least five ground service equipment vehicles and one fire engine from the airport’s fire and rescue services observed around the aircraft between 5.50 pm and 6.10 pm.

The plane was eventually towed to the gate at around 7.15 pm, nearly six hours after it landed.

KLIA issued a travel advisory on Facebook at approximately 6.35 pm, confirming that one runway would remain closed until 9 pm.

The airport noted that its two remaining runways were still operational, though it warned that flights could face delays during the evening peak period.

Runway operations resumed earlier than expected, at 7.40 pm.

At approximately six and a half years old, the aircraft is considered relatively young by aviation standards.

Downstream, the incident claimed the return journey as well.

SQ113, the turnaround flight back to Singapore, was cancelled, with no record of the flight appearing on tracking platforms.

The aircraft eventually returned to Singapore the following morning as SQ9105, arriving at approximately 11.18 am on Sunday (14 June).

Saturday’s incident was not the first of its kind at KLIA — a Malaysia Airlines flight experienced burst tyres upon landing in May 2017, and another was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing after a tyre burst during takeoff in April 2014.

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