Singapore Airlines flight, with over 200 flyers, makes emergency landing in Bangkok; 1 dead, 30 injured
Boeing 777-300ER plane with 211 passengers and 18 crew was headed to Singapore when it made the emergency landing," the airline was quoted by Reuters as saying in a statement. “We can confirm that there are injuries and one fatality on board the Boeing 777-300ER," the carrier said in a statement. ALSO READ: Boeing plane makes emergency landing in New York after exit slide falls off The airlines informed that it is "working with the local authorities in Thailand to provide the necessary medical assistance and sending a team to Bangkok to provide any additional assistance needed." According to Reuters, the aircraft, with 211 passengers and 18 crew on board, was traveling from London Heathrow and diverted to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport after encountering the turbulence.
“The aircraft took off from London at 10:38 pm local time on Monday," according to FlightRadar24 Unverified photos posted on social media showed food and other loose items strewn across the cabin floor. ALSO READ: Boeing 737-800 aircraft makes emergency landing in Japan due to cockpit window crack Fatalities are extremely rare in incidents of turbulence, especially at cruising altitudes. The airline hasn’t yet provided details of the accident.
Carriers routinely caution passengers to keep their seat belts fastened even when they have been switched off as unforeseen turbulence may occur. ALSO READ: Several injured as Boeing 737 crashes during take-off in Senegal | Watch video The aircraft operating flight SQ321 was 16 years old, and is one of Singapore Air’s 23 777-300ERs. Boeing didn’t immediately have a comment on the incident.
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