British Pensioner Dies, 7 Seriously Injured After Airliner Hits ‘Severe Turbulence’

Published on May 21, 2024

A 73-year-old British passenger has died of a suspected heart attack and seven others were seriously injured when a plane from London to Singapore hit “severe turbulence” over the Bay of Bengal. The Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER was forced to divert to Suvarnabhumi airport in the Thai capital, Bangkok. A spokesman for Suvarnabhumi Airport said the passenger who died was believed to have suffered a heart attack. He said seven other people were seriously injured and dozens suffered minor injuries. One passenger on board Flight SQ321, which had flown out of London’s Heathrow Airport, said it suffered a “dramatic drop” mid-air and because most people on board were not wearing a seatbelt at that point many were “launched immediately into the ceiling.”...

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