A passenger flight has aborted its take-off after an engine caught fire, delaying arrivals at a major airport.
Australians onboard the Singapore Airlines flight which experienced severe turbulence this week have arrived home.
56 Australians were on board the Boeing Triple-7 when it made an emergency landing in Bangkok.
12 Australians are in hospital in the Thai capital after suffering injuries.
Passengers were greeted by loved ones and shared what it was like onboard the plane when the incident occurred.
United Flight 2091 was about to take off from the airport around 2 p.m. when an engine caught fire, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed.
The flight was headed to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington. An airport spokesman said the airplane experienced an “emergency situation” upon departure and the situation was resolved “safely.”
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