The incident got here as components of Thailand have been buffeted by thunderstorms.

Bangkok:

One individual was killed and 30 injured Tuesday when a Singapore Airways Boeing 777 hit extreme turbulence on a flight from London and was pressured to make an emergency touchdown in Bangkok.

Emergency autos raced onto the tarmac on the Thai capital’s most important airport with lights flashing and sirens blaring after Singapore-bound flight SQ321 touched down at 3:45 pm (0845 GMT).

It’s the newest drama involving a Boeing aircraft, after a fuselage panel blew out of an Alaska Airways 737 MAX in January in addition to two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.

Singapore Airways stated the flight took off from London’s Heathrow airport and “encountered extreme turbulence en route”.

“We are able to verify that there are accidents and one fatality on board the Boeing 777-300ER. There have been a complete of 211 passengers and 18 crew on board,” the airline stated in a press release.

The provider stated “18 people have been hospitalised. One other 12 are being handled in hospitals,” with out giving particulars of the character and severity of the accidents.

“We deeply apologise for the traumatic expertise that our passengers and crew members suffered on this flight. We’re offering all essential help throughout this troublesome time,” the airline stated.

Flight monitoring knowledge advised the aircraft dropped greater than 1,800 metres (6,000 toes) in simply 5 minutes over the Andaman Sea. 

The incident got here as components of Thailand have been buffeted by thunderstorms because the nation’s annual wet season will get beneath means.

“At 3:35 pm the airport acquired a misery name from the Singapore Airways flight saying there have been passengers on board injured by turbulence, and requesting an emergency touchdown,” Suvarnabhumi Airport stated in a press release.

“The aircraft landed on the airport and the medical staff was despatched to deal with all of the injured.”

The airport assertion described the lifeless passenger as a foreigner — that means a non-Thai.

Singapore’s transport minister Chee Hong Tat stated in a Fb publish that he was “deeply saddened” by the incident and provided his condolences to the household of the fatality. 

– Boeing woes –

US aviation big Boeing has been rocked by a collection of issues lately and in March introduced the departure of CEO Dave Calhoun because it faces intense scrutiny on security and manufacturing requirements.

The change in management got here within the wake of the near-catastrophic incident in January when a fuselage panel on a Boeing 737 MAX 9 Alaska Airways jet blew off mid-flight.

Deadly crashes in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019 — which killed 346 folks in whole — led to a prolonged grounding for the 737 MAX fleet worldwide.

The corporate has a late Might deadline to current a plan required by the US Federal Aviation Administration, which has capped MAX manufacturing till the corporate reveals progress on security and high quality management.

In July, the US Justice Division will make a remaining willpower on whether or not to criminally prosecute Boeing.

And in September, the corporate faces a possible strike of 30,000 staff whether it is unable to succeed in a contract with the Worldwide Affiliation of Machinists and Aerospace Staff.

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