One particular person has died and a number of other have been injured when a Singapore Airways flight from London to Singapore was hit by extreme turbulence, the airline says.
The Boeing 777-300ER was diverted to Bangkok, the place it landed at 3:45pm (08:45 GMT) on Tuesday.
Flight SQ321 “encountered extreme turbulence en route”, Singapore Airways mentioned in a press release on its Fb web page.
“We are able to affirm that there are accidents and one fatality on board the Boeing 777-300ER.”
There have been 211 passengers and 18 crew on board.
“Our precedence is to offer all attainable help to all passengers and crew on board the plane”, the airline mentioned.
“We’re working with the native authorities in Thailand to offer the mandatory medical help.”
A spokesperson for Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport mentioned {that a} medical crew was on standby.
Singapore Airways didn’t say how many individuals have been injured, however a number of Thai media experiences mentioned there have been 30 injured.
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