In a Facebook post on May 21, Singapore Airlines announced that its flight SQ321 encountered severe turbulence en-route from Heathrow Airport in London to Changi Airport.Singapore Airlines confirmed that there were injuries and one person died on board the Boeing 777-300ER.
Singapore Airlines offered its"deepest condolences to the family of the deceased" and added that it was providing assistance to all the passengers and crew member who were on board the aircraft. Mr Dzafran Azmir, a 28-year-old student on board the flight told Reuters: “Suddenly the aircraft starts tilting up and there was shaking, so I started bracing for what was happening, and very suddenly there was a very dramatic drop, so everyone seated and not wearing seatbelt was launched immediately into the ceiling.
Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in a Facebook post that he was “greatly saddened by the loss of life” and injuries aboard SQ321.
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