Aircraft hit by severe turbulence returns to Singapore, local media reports

26/5/2024 18:22

        The Singapore Airlines (SIA) aircraft used for a flight in which a passenger died during severe turbulence returned to Singapore on Sunday, five days after its emergency landing in Bangkok, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported.
        
        A 73-year-old British man died of a suspected heart attack and dozens were injured on Tuesday after flight SQ321, flying from London to Singapore, encountered what the airline described as sudden, extreme turbulence while flying over Myanmar.
        
        The flight carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew diverted to Bangkok for an emergency landing.
        
        Forty one people who were on board remain hospitalised in Bangkok, five of whom are in intensive care - three Australians, one British and one New Zealander, Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital in the Thai capital said on Sunday.