One dead as Singapore Airlines flight from London hit by severe turbulence
One person has died and several others were injured when a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore was hit by severe turbulence, the airline and officials have said.
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 hospitalised while another 12 were being treated on an outpatient basis, read the statement.
Andrew Charlton is the managing director of the consulting business Aviation Advocacy, he joins us from Cluny in France to discuss the latest updates.
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