After Baba had departed, Joan and Bill Le Page utilized the bed Baba had used during his visit; they also used an eider down quilt and blanket he had used. Whenever any of their children would get sick, they would place them on this bed, and the children would also sometimes take turns sleeping in it when Bill was away. Years later, when the family was considering repairing Meher House, Bill wrote to Baba asking permission to work on the structure.
Baba sent a message to him to do what he thought best, assuring him: "Nothing will destroy my presence there."
Baba and the mandali boarded their flight on Qantas Airlines EM 535 at 10:30 P.M. on 14 August 1956, departing from Australia to return to India. After the plane touched down in Darwin and Jakarta, they landed in Singapore at 2:00 P.M. on the 15th, where they were to spend the day and night in an air-conditioned room at the Raffles Hotel. Baba was not in a good mood. Nilu was on watch near him at night. Baba had the air-conditioner in his room turned off, and every ten minutes kept sending for Meherjee, Eruch or Adi. He remarked that their plane might be delayed due to the Suez Crisis, but the mandali thought that highly unlikely.
During the night he was very restless and had a fever.
He instructed Meherjee, "Go and inquire what time breakfast is served in the morning."
Meherjee reported that it was not available before six o'clock. They were to leave before this, and at 4:00 A.M., Baba sent him back to try and arrange something to eat before they left. Despite his efforts, he failed. Baba was not pleased.
Without washing or having tea, Baba and the mandali came down to the lobby at 5:00 A.M. to go to the airport in a BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) bus. There were two buses parked and Meherjee escorted Baba into the first thinking it would leave sooner. No one else was in the bus as the driver had not come yet. Adi's mood was spoiled because of no breakfast, and Baba too was taking the other three men to task for various things that were annoying him. It was then learned that the first bus was not proceeding to the airport. Baba was highly displeased with Meherjee for making him sit in it. Boarding the second bus, they reached the airport and departed for Colombo.
Due to the Suez Canal Crisis, they were informed that planes from Colombo to Bombay had been canceled.
Baba asked the mandali, "Do you think me mad because of my behavior last night?"
They realized that by becoming angry, Baba had averted a much worse situation, as the Suez Crisis proved to be a minor affair.