The aircraft was diverted to Bangkok and landed at 3.45pm on May 21.
SINGAPORE - One passenger died and about 30 were injured when an SIA flight flying to Singapore from London’s Heathrow Airport encountered severe turbulence in the air.
The remaining passengers and crew on board the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft are being examined and treated at the airport in Bangkok. “Some people hit their heads on the baggage cabins overhead and dented it, they hit the places where lights and masks are and broke straight through it.” In a Facebook post, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said he was deeply saddened by the incident, and expressed his condolences to the dead passenger’s family.He added that the Transport and Foreign Affairs ministries, together with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Changi Airport officials and SIA staff, are providing support to the affected passengers and their families.
Mr Chow said modern jet planes are designed to handle all types of turbulence, and pilots are usually able to see patches of bad weather on their radars, and they usually have time to prepare - about five to 10 minutes - depending on how fast the plane is flying.
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