A Cebu Pacific Air flight bound for Singapore had to be diverted to Brunei after it encountered technical problem early Friday morning
In a statement, the airline management said Flight 5J 803 (Manila-Singapore) has diverted to Bandar Seri Begawan at 1:45 am following a technical problem detected in the aircraft en route to Singapore.
“Another aircraft has been dispatched from Manila to take affected passengers to Singapore,” Cebu Pacific said.
“Meanwhile, the return flight, 5J804 (Singapore to Manila), will be delayed. We apologize for the inconvenience as the safety of our passengers is our utmost priority.”
CEB officials said all affected passengers will be provided with meals and refreshments.