The flight diverted to Bangkok Airport following the incident.
This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.
At least one passenger has died after a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 hit severe turbulence. The aircraft, flying from London to Singapore as SQ321, diverted to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), squeaked 7700, the code for a general emergency. According to a report from the BBC, a further 30 passengers were injured by the occurrence.
Singapore Airlines confirmed the fatality in a statement posted on X, formally known as Twitter,
The airline additionally told Simple Flying,
“Our priority is to provide all possible assistance to all passengers and crew on board the aircraft. We are working with the local authorities in Thailand to provide the necessary medical assistance, and sending a team to Bangkok to provide any additional assistance needed.”
SQ321 hits turbulence
As this is a developing story, details about the incident are still few and far between. We know that the incident affected flight SQ321 from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN). Today, this flight was operated by a Boeing 777 registered as 9V-SWM.
The aircraft departed from Heathrow Airport last night at 22:38, around half an hour behind its scheduled departure time of 22:05. The aircraft initially climbed to 31,000 feet before proceeding to 37,000 feet just after passing India.
At around 09:00 London time (16:00 Singapore time), the aircraft turned off its course and started descending towards Bangkok, suggesting that severe turbulence occurred shortly before this moment. According to data from FlightRadar24.com, the aircraft then started squawking 7700, around 25 minutes later, before touching down in Bangkok at 15:45 local time.
