One dead as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence

One person has been killed and several others injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London that was hit by severe turbulence.

The Singapore-bound Boeing 777-300ER was diverted to Bangkok and landed at 15:45 local (08:00 GMT).

Flight SQ 321 was carrying a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew, the airline said in a statement.

  • Corngood@lemmy.mlEnglish
    25·
    6 months ago

    One person has been killed and several others injured

    “I was covered in coffee,” Andrew from London tells our colleagues on 5 Live.

    • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
      14·
      6 months ago

      Lol they clearly asked him what he personally experienced. I’m sure the dude would have started with “what happened to others on the flight is terrible” or similar

    • variants@possumpat.ioEnglish
      9·
      6 months ago

      This new flyer left his half filled coffee cup in the seat pocket and it got on my sweater on the way out, I had to wear a stink sweater with old coffee on my chest for the next 12 hours. I feel your pain Andrew from London

    • Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      6 months ago

      Oh my god Andrew, that must’ve been simply awful for you, poppet

      We didn’t need the “from London” bit, we could tell by the way he’s a cunt