Elderly British man dies after severe turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight

The interior of Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 is pictured after an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand on May 21, 2024. SINGAPORE: One passenger was killed and scores injured, some critically, a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore encountered severe turbulence.

Eighteen people have been hospitalised and 12 are being treated in hospitals, said SIA. A total of 211 passengers and 18 crew members were on board the Boeing 777-300ER."Our priority is to provide all possible assistance to all passengers and crew on board the aircraft," said SIA. The interior of Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 is pictured after an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand on May 21, 2024.

The pilot then declared a medical emergency and diverted the plane to Bangkok, where it landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport at 3.45pm local time . "Some people hit their heads on the baggage cabins overhead and dented it, they hit the places where lights and masks are and broke straight through it," he said.Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam expressed his condolences to the family and loved ones of the person who died on board SQ321.

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