Plane From London Makes Emergency Landing in Bangkok, One killed, Many Injured

One dead and at least 30 injured by “heavy turbulence” and a dramatic 6,000-foot plunge on flight from London to Singapore

A Singapore Airlines flight (SQ321) en route from London to Singapore made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan province on May 21 at 3:34 pm after encountering severe turbulence. Initial reports confirm that at least 30 passengers were injured and one passenger died.

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Singapore Airlines expressed its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased.

“We can confirm that there are injuries and one fatality on board the Boeing 777-300ER. There were a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew members on board,” an airline statement said.

“Singapore Airlines offers its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased.”

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A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 hit extreme turbulence that forced it to make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok.

The aircraft was carrying a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew.

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“Sudden extreme turbulence, which caused an abrupt descent of 6,000 feet in four minutes,” according to the company and Thai authorities. The pilot had to declare a medical emergency and land at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, where he arrived at about 15.45 local time.

The deceased is a 73-year-old British man who apparently had heart problems and was traveling with his wife, who was taken to hospital. The man reportedly died of a heart attack, according to Kittipong Kittikachorn, director of the state-owned Airports of Thailand, at a press conference. The injured, including passengers with cranial contusions, have been admitted to a hospital in the Thai capital, he added.

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The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300 ER, departed London’s Heathrow Airport for Singapore on Monday night with 211 passengers and 18 crew.

-Thailand News (TN)