An Emirates Airline plane suffered slight damage during pushback in Singapore on Thursday, a Wam news agency report said quoting an Emirates spokesman.

The flight EK405 was scheduled to fly from Singapore to Dubai.

In a statement, the spokesman said: "Engineering inspections determined that some repairs will be required and as a result all our affected passengers have now been rebooked on alternative flights."

A CNBC report, meanwhile, said Singaporean budget carrier Scoot made contact with the Emirates aircraft while taxiing during early hours at the Changi Airport, Singapore.

A Changi Airport spokesperson said there were no injuries.