Record of nations from which Singapore Airways passengers skilled turbulence

CNN Indonesia

Tuesday, 21 Could 2024 23:42 IWST

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

An airline firm Singapore Airways giving particulars of the nationalities of the passengers on flight SQ321 who skilled it extreme disturbance till it makes an emergency touchdown at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday (21/5).

Cited from CNA’s reside report, these passengers included 6 individuals from Australia, 2 from Canada, 1 from Germany, 3 from India, 2 from India, 1 from Iceland, 4 from Eire, 1 from Israel, 16 from Malaysia.

Then 2 individuals from Myanmar, 23 from New Zealand, 5 from the Philippines, 41 from Singapore, 1 from South Korea, 2 from Spain, 47 from England, and 4 from america.

In an replace at 22.35 Singapore time, the airline additionally mentioned that the aircraft skilled “extreme sudden turbulence” whereas it was at 37,000 toes above the Irrawaddy Basin. This occurred 10 hours after taking off from Heathrow Airport, London, England.

The pilot then declared a medical emergency and diverted the aircraft to Bangkok, the place it landed at 15:45 native time.

Flight monitoring knowledge confirmed the aircraft descended 6,000-feet from an altitude of 37,000 toes in 4 minutes.

Beforehand, the Suvarnabhumi Worldwide Airport Authority reported that the one who died on account of extreme turbulence on the Singapore Airways aircraft was a 73-year-old British man.

Along with an aged sufferer, seven others had been reported to have been severely injured. In the meantime, one member of the flight crew is at the moment being handled in hospital.

The airline mentioned there have been 211 passengers on the flight. Eighteen of them had been flight crew.

In line with the airline, at 19.50 Singapore time, 18 individuals had been taken to hospital. Of that quantity, 12 had been handled in hospital.

“We’re working with native authorities in Thailand to supply obligatory medical help, and are sending a workforce to Bangkok to supply extra help as wanted,” Singapore Airways mentioned in a Fb submit.

“Our precedence is to supply all important help to all passengers and cabin crew,” the airline continued.

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