Severe turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight: One dead, multiple injured

AP- PTI Updated - May 21, 2024 at 10:16 PM.
The interior of Singapore Airline flight SG321 is pictured after an emergency landing at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand, May 21, 2024. R | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Singapore Airlines says a person has died aboard and others were injured when a London-Singapore flight encountered severe turbulence.

Singapore's Flight SQ321 from Heathrow was diverted to Bangkok and landed at 3:45 p.m. local time at Suvarnabhumi Airport, the airline announced in its Facebook page.

The airline said the aircraft was a Boeing 777-300ER with a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew on board.

Local emergency crews from Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital were on site to transfer injured people off the runway for treatment.

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Videos posted on the LINE messaging platform by Suvarnabhumi Airport showed a line of ambulances streaming to the scene.

Published on May 21, 2024 11:21
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