Dozens of Singapore-S. Korea flights delayed by snowstorm

At least 29 flights between Singapore and South Korea have been delayed or cancelled since Nov 27 after South Korea was hit by the heaviest November snowfall in the last half-century.

- Sherlyn Sim

Three of the 29 flights were cancelled.

In response to The Straits Times' queries, Singapore Airlines said five of its flights faced delays ranging from one to nine hours.

The affected flights included SQ601, SQ605, SQ607 and SQ611 departing from Seoul to Singapore on Nov 27 and SQ607 departing from Seoul to Singapore on Nov 28.

A Scoot spokesman said the airline continues to operate scheduled flights between Singapore and South Korea.

"We will continue to monitor the situation in South Korea closely and adjust our flight schedules as necessary," the airline said.

Seoul's main airport, Incheon, was the worst affected, with passengers facing delays of two hours on average, while 14 per cent of flights were delayed and 15 per cent cancelled on Nov 28, plane tracking website Flightradar24 showed.

Mr Willie Foo and his wife were stuck on board a Singapore Airlines plane for about six hours on the tarmac of Incheon airport on Nov 27 after it was grounded because of the snow.

The 50-year-old Singaporean, who went to Seoul to visit his South Korean in-laws in the city of Suwon, said he boarded the plane at noon and was informed of the delay at 12.45pm.

The flight he was on, SQ611, which was slated to take off at 12.35pm from Incheon Airport for Singapore, departed at 5.55pm.