One passenger died and at least 30 were injured when an SIA flight flying to Singapore from London’s Heathrow Airport encountered severe turbulence in the air as reported by the BBC. In a Facebook post today (May 21), Singapore Airlines said the aircraft was diverted to Bangkok and made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport at 3.45pm.
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One dead on SIA
Several media outlets in Thailand reported that about 30 passengers were injured while the airline added that the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft was carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew on board. A passenger who spoke to Reuters said turbulence led to those not wearing seatbelts hitting overhead cabins. A Singapore Airlines staff member whose wife works in the company’s crisis management team said around 20 people were heading to Bangkok on a specially chartered flight.
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