A SINGAPORE Airlines flight transmitted a transponder code, indicating a possible hijacking of the aircraft, according to a report by Daily Mail, citing online flight tracker ADS-B exchange.

Flight SQ37 sent out a 7500 transponder code shortly after taking off from Los Angeles International airport.

However, the emergency signal is no longer being received and the flight has resumed its normal course, indicating the code was possibly a technical glitch or false alarm.

The 7500 code is one of three emergency transponder codes defined by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). 

According to Daily Mail, a Singapore Airlines spokesman has confirmed that there had been no emergency on the flight but did not elaborate on why the code appeared to have been transmitted.

“Singapore Airlines is in contact with the pilots on board SQ37, operated on an Airbus A350-900, which departed Los Angeles International Airport on June 10, 2022 at around 2355hrs local time,” he said. 

“The pilots have confirmed that there is no emergency on board. The flight is en route to Singapore, and is scheduled to arrive on June 12, 2022 at around 0750hrs local time.” – June 11, 2022.