Passenger Killed, 30 Injured as Singapore Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing Due to Severe Turbulence
A Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore made an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand, due to severe turbulence. One passenger died, and Thai media reported 30 injuries. The Boeing 777-300ER aircraft experienced a dramatic drop in altitude of 6,000 within five minutes near the end of the flight. A passenger described the incident, stating that those not wearing seatbelts were launched into the ceiling. Turbulence-related accidents are the most common type of airline accidents, often resulting in serious injuries.
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00:02A Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore made an emergency landing in Bangkok,
00:07Thailand due to severe turbulence. One passenger died, and Thai media reported 30 injuries.
00:12The Boeing 777-300ER aircraft experienced a dramatic drop in altitude of 6,000 feet within
00:18five minutes near the end of the flight. A passenger described the incident,
00:22stating that those not wearing seatbelts were launched into the ceiling.
00:25Turbulence-related incidents are the most common type of airline accidents,
00:28often resulting in serious injuries. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.