One dead, 30 reported injured as Singapore Airlines flight hit by turbulence
(VOVWORLD) - A Singapore Airlines flight from London made an emergency landing in Bangkok on Tuesday due to severe turbulence, officials said, with one passenger on board dead and local media reporting multiple injuries.
 A Singapore airline aircraft is seen on tarmac after requesting an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand, May 21, 2024. (Pongsak Suksi/Handout via REUTERS) |
Singapore Airlines did not say at what point the injuries and death took place, but a passenger who spoke to Reuters said turbulence led to those not wearing seatbelts hitting overhead cabins. Thai media reports said there were 30 injuries, while Singapore Airlines did not specify how many people were injured.
The Boeing 777-300ER plane with 211 passengers was headed to Singapore when it made the emergency landing, the airline said in a statement.
Turbulence-related airline accidents are the most common type, according to a 2021 study by the National Transportation Safety Board. From 2009 through 2018, the US agency found that turbulence accounted for more than a third of reported airline accidents and most resulted in one or more serious injuries, but no aircraft damage.