The Singapore Airlines flight reportedly declared an emergency and was forced to land in Thailand after several passengers were left injured in the sudden turbulence
One person has died and multiple people are injured following severe turbulence on a flight leaving London.
A passenger is reported to have died and 20 others injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore this afternoon, forcing an emergency landing in Thailand. The Boeing 777 aircraft departed the UK on Monday evening at 10:17pm local time. However, flight SQ321 reportedly encountered intense turbulence while entering airspace in the region, which is currently undergoing extreme tropical thunderstorms.The plane, registered as 9V-SWM, was rerouted to Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok where it made an emergency landing just before 4pm local time. It was originally scheduled to land at Singapore Changi Airport at 6:10pm local time.
Ambulances were seen on the runway next to the plane. Local media reported that one passenger had died and approximately 20 others were injured, prompting the emergency landing, reports the Mirror.It's believed the flight departed from London Heathrow and experienced turbulence roughly an hour and a half from Singapore.
The turbulence is understood to have occurred at 3.45pm yesterday amid severe thunderstorms in and around Thailand.
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