WAS it worth the wait or was Singapore Airlines’ Airbus flyover on the Swan River the biggest anticlimax the city’s seen?

Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts waited over an hour at Kings Park to catch only a glimpse of the airline’s new Airbus A350 as it conducted a low flight over the city to mark the airline’s 50th year of Perth service about 2.30pm.

One worker admitted he’d wagged work to see the plane, others brought their children, while a handful even made sure they were on the plane for the one-off flight.

Camera Icon Singapore Airlines’ Airbus flies 'low' over Perth. Credit: PerthNow

Yet, judging by the lacklustre reaction of those who witnessed it, the flyover left a lot to be desired.

There were no cheers and there was no applause, only groans as the crowds dispersed into Kings Park.

Well that's 10 minutes of my life that I will never get back,” one Facebook user wrote.

“Every plane that leaves Sydney flies lower than that. Some one owes me data (sic),” another said.

Yet, this is Perth after all - the same city that drew crowds for the opening of Aldi’s first WA store and filled carparks for free potatoes at Spudshed.

We only have ourselves to blame.