One Dead as Singapore Airlines Flight from London Hit by Severe Turbulence
One person has died, and several others injured when a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore was hit by severe turbulence, the airline says.
The Boeing 777-300ER was diverted to Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, where it made an emergency landing at 3:45pm (08:45 GMT) on Tuesday.
Flight SQ321 “encountered severe turbulence en route”, Singapore Airlines said in a statement on its Facebook page.
“We can confirm that there are injuries and one fatality on board the Boeing 777-300ER,” it said.
Four hours after the emergency landing, 18 people remained hospitalized while another 12 were treated on outpatient basis, read the statement.
According to the Airlines, the remaining passengers and crew are being examined and given treatment, where necessary.
There were 211 passengers and 18 crew members on board.
Kittipong Kittikachorn, general manager of Suvarnabhumi Airport, told a news conference that the victim was a British man who appeared to have suffered a heart attack.
Airports of Thailand group said the lightly injured and non-injured passengers are being assisted at a specially assigned location inside the terminal at the Suvarnabhumi Airport.
