One dies, 70 injured as turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight
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The Boeing suddenly plummeted thousands of feet and then it went up and down quite a few times hundreds of feet each time in quick succession. The plane was then over Myanmar. The flight was diverted and made an emergency landing in stormy weather in Bangkok without any incident. A line of ambulances were scrambled to the scene by Suvarnabhumi Airport. The man who died was a Briton but he has not been identified. Six people are critically injured. The passengers included citizens from Malaysia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Spain, the United States, India and Ireland. Singapore Airlines is one of world’s safest carriers. |
SINGAPORE, May 21: One passenger died and 70 others, including three Indians
were injured when a Singapore Airlines flight suffered severe mid-air turbulence
on Tuesday. It suddenly plummeted thousands of feet and then it went up and
down quite a few times hundreds of feet each time in quick succession. The plane
was then over Myanmar.
Flight SQ321 from Heathrow, London, was diverted to Bangkok following the mishap
that the flight encountered over the Indian Ocean (Andaman Sea) and the aircraft
plunged 6,000 feet in a few minutes. It made an emergency landing in stormy
weather in Bangkok without any incident. A line of ambulances were scrambled
to the scene by Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The man who died was a Briton but he has not been identified. He appeared to
have suffered a heart attack, officials said. There were three people from India
on board the flight who got injured. Six people are severely injured.
The Boeing 777-300ER flight from London’s Heathrow airport to Singapore, with
211 passengers and 18 crew members aboard, landed at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi
Airport at 3:45 pm local time, the airline said in a Facebook post.
The passengers included citizens from Malaysia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand,
Spain, the United States, India and Ireland.
“We are in contact with Singapore Airlines regarding flight SQ321 and stand
ready to support them,” Boeing said in a statement.
Singapore Airlines said by evening 18 people remained hospitalized while another
12 were discharged after first aid. “The remaining passengers and crew are being
examined and given treatment, where necessary, at the airport," it said.
Singapore was dispatching another plane Tuesday night to transport the passengers
who are not injured to its Changi airport.
According to FlightRadar24 data, just after 0800 GMT flight SQ321 (Boeing 777-300ER
) cruising at an altitude of 37,000 feet (11,300 metres) plunged to 31,000 feet
(9,400 metres) in three minutes.
The airlines said, “encountered sudden extreme turbulence over the Irrawaddy
Basin (a river in Myanmar) at 37,000 feet, about 10 hours after departure.”
It thereafter diverted and made emergency landing at Bangkok half an hour later.
The sharp descent in turbulence happened as the flight was over the Andaman
Sea, near Myanmar. The aircraft sent a “squawk code” of 7700 at that time, an
international emergency signal.
Singapore Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat, extending condolences on his Facebook
page, said, “we are providing support to the affected passengers and their families.”
Turbulence occurs when a plane is caught in currents of air in various speeds
and direction. In light turbulence passengers might feel it like strain in their
seatbelt. Loose items will fly around. In severe turbulence passengers are thrown
around and suffer serious injuries. No crash may occur.
Singapore Airlines is one of world’s safest carriers.
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