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London: A passenger has died on a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore. Many passengers in the plane are also said to be injured. The reason for this has been attributed to dangerous turbulence. The airline has issued a statement confirming the incident. After turbulence, the plane made an emergency landing in Bangkok.
BREAKING: Passenger has died and over 30 injured due to severe turbulence on Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 flight from London to Singapore
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A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-312(ER) aircraft (9V-SWM) operating flight SQ321 from London (LHR) to Singapore (SIN) hit an air pocket and made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok (BKK) at 3:34 pm today. Initial reports indicate 20 people were injured.… pic.twitter.com/G4TH7Vs2xX
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The Boeing 777-300ER plane with 211 passengers and 18 crew was headed to Singapore when it made the emergency landing, the airline said in a statement. “Singapore Airlines flight #SQ321, operating from London (Heathrow) to Singapore on 20 May 2024, encountered severe turbulence en-route. The aircraft diverted to Bangkok and landed at 1545hrs local time on 21 May 2024,” the airlines said in a message on the social media platform.
“We can confirm that there are injuries and one fatality on board the Boeing 777-300ER. Singapore Airlines offers its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased,” it added.
A spokesperson for Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport said that the medical team was on standby. “Our priority is to provide all possible assistance to all passengers and crew on board the aircraft,” the airline said. “We are working with the local authorities in Thailand to provide the necessary medical assistance.”
At least 83 flyers were killed in 2000
It is worth mentioning that the last Singapore Airlines casualties were in October 2000 when a plane crashed on a closed runway during takeoff in Taiwan and 83 people died. Singapore Airlines has had 7 accidents according to records by the Aviation Safety Network. Thai immigration police said that medical personnel have boarded the plane to assess injuries, but cannot confirm the number and some uninjured passengers were deplaned.
