One dead as Singapore Airlines flight encounters ‘severe turbulence’
A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft, pictured above London in August 2022.
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One person died aboard a Singapore Airlines flight which encountered severe turbulence and diverted to Bangkok, the airline said Tuesday.
The flight had left London for Singapore. The aircraft was rerouted to land at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, according to Flightradar24 data.
“We can confirm that there are injuries and one fatality on board the Boeing 777-300ER. There were a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew on board,” the company said on the Facebook.
“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,” it added.
The Aviation Safety Network has recorded seven incidents for Singapore Airlines, last logging fatalities for one of the company’s flights in October 2000, when 83 people were said to have died.
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