Singaporean remains in Rwanda to pilot flights ferrying people, aid

While others have gone home, RwandAir pilot volunteers to stay put to help out amid virus crisis

Ms Suzanna Seng (above and right), a Singaporean pilot at RwandAir, has made four trips to Guangzhou, China, to bring back medical supplies to Rwanda. Late last month, she flew Rwanda's first repatriation flight from London via Brussels, to bring hom
Ms Suzanna Seng (above), a Singaporean pilot at RwandAir, has made four trips to Guangzhou, China, to bring back medical supplies to Rwanda. Late last month, she flew Rwanda's first repatriation flight from London via Brussels, to bring home Rwandans stranded overseas. PHOTO: COURTESY OF SUZANNA SENG
Ms Suzanna Seng (above and right), a Singaporean pilot at RwandAir, has made four trips to Guangzhou, China, to bring back medical supplies to Rwanda. Late last month, she flew Rwanda's first repatriation flight from London via Brussels, to bring hom
Ms Suzanna Seng (above), a Singaporean pilot at RwandAir, has made four trips to Guangzhou, China, to bring back medical supplies to Rwanda. Late last month, she flew Rwanda's first repatriation flight from London via Brussels, to bring home Rwandans stranded overseas. PHOTO: COURTESY OF SUZANNA SENG
Ms Seng, pictured here with some of her colleagues at RwandAir. She decided to stay put in Rwanda even though many of her foreign colleagues returned to their home countries just before Rwanda's lockdown measures kicked in on March 22.
Ms Seng, pictured here with some of her colleagues at RwandAir. She decided to stay put in Rwanda even though many of her foreign colleagues returned to their home countries just before Rwanda's lockdown measures kicked in on March 22. PHOTO: COURTESY OF SUZANNA SENG
Toh Ting Wei
Transport Correspondent
Updated
May 11, 2020, 07:02 AM
Published
May 11, 2020, 05:00 AM
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While many Singaporeans have made the journey home in the light of the coronavirus pandemic, pilot Suzanna Seng has decided to stay put in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, in east Africa.

For much of the last two months, the 36-year-old RwandAir senior first officer has been staying in her home there amid lockdown measures the country had introduced. But when the call comes, the Singaporean is back in the cockpit.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 11, 2020, with the headline Singaporean remains in Rwanda to pilot flights ferrying people, aid. Subscribe

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