“Severe turbulence” on a Singapore Airlines flight from London leaves one dead and several injured

One person died and several others were injured during a Singapore Airlines flight that suffered “strong turbulence” during its journey from London to Singapore and which had to be redirected, Tuesday May 21, to Bangkok, the company announced.

“We can confirm that there are injuries and one death on board the Boeing 777-300ER. There were a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew members on board.the airline said on Facebook. It did not specify the number of injured, the severity of their injuries or whether the person who lost his life was a passenger or a member of the crew.

Flight SQ321 took off from London’s Heathrow Airport and encountered “strong turbulence” along the way, Singapore Airlines added. It diverted to Bangkok and landed at 3:45 p.m. local time (10:45 a.m. Paris) on Tuesday.

“We are working with local authorities in Thailand to provide the necessary medical assistance and we are sending a team to Bangkok to provide any additional assistance needed”said the carrier again.