Death Occurs Due to Turbulence on Flight from London to Singapore

A passenger died due to severe turbulence encountered during a flight on a Singapore Airlines passenger plane departing from London.

A Boeing 777-312ER aircraft belonging to Singapore Airlines, the same model as the accident aircraft. [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

According to major foreign media on the 21st, Singapore Airlines flight SQ321, which departed from London Heathrow Airport at 10:17 PM the previous day and was scheduled to arrive at Singapore Changi Airport at 6:10 PM on the same day, made an emergency landing at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand at around 3:45 PM.

The reason for the emergency landing was severe turbulence encountered during the flight. It is reported that one passenger died and more than 30 were injured due to the turbulence. The Boeing 777-300ER aircraft was carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew members.