Severe Turbulence Hits London to Singapore Flight
British Man Dies, Dozens Injured
A 73-year-old man from Britain tragically died and dozens of passengers sustained injuries after a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight SQ321 encountered severe turbulence, prompting an emergency landing in Bangkok.
Turbulence Hits Over Myanmar
The SIA flight, which departed London on Monday at 10:38 p.m., experienced sudden extreme turbulence over the Irrawaddy Basin in Myanmar. According to aviation tracking site FlightRadar24, data analysis revealed that the severe air currents occurred shortly after the flight entered Myanmar's airspace.
Emergency Landing in Bangkok
The pilot onboard the Singapore-bound Boeing 777-300ER promptly declared a medical emergency and diverted the flight to Bangkok, where it made an emergency landing at 15:45 local time.
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