The one who died on board the Singapore Airways airplane that suffered extreme turbulence on a flight from London to Singapore was a 73-year-old British man, the final supervisor of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Worldwide Airport stated on Tuesday (21).
In response to Kittipong Kittikachorn, the person died on the airplane.
Kittikachorn advised CNN that the reason for demise has but to be decided by a physician, including that the person had a coronary heart drawback.
“That is the primary time in Thailand {that a} life has been misplaced attributable to turbulence,” stated Kittikachorn, including that the spouse of the deceased passenger is in hospital.
The UK’s Overseas, Commonwealth and Growth Workplace stated it was reviewing the experiences when requested by the CNN remark.
One particular person has died on board a Singapore Airways airplane that skilled extreme turbulence on a flight from London to Singapore, the airline stated on Tuesday (21).
In response to the corporate, 30 individuals have been injured. In the meantime, Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital in Bangkok, which acquired the injured passengers, stated no less than 71 individuals have been injured, six of them critically.
“We are able to verify that there are numerous accidents and one demise on board the Boeing 777-300ER plane,” the airline stated in a press release on Fb.
“As of seven:50 Singapore time on 21 Could 2024, 18 individuals have been admitted to hospital. One other 12 are being handled in hospitals,” in line with Singapore Airways.
“The remaining passengers and crew are being examined and handled, the place obligatory, at Suvarnabhumi Worldwide Airport in Bangkok,” the corporate stated in its put up.
The Boeing 777-300ER airplane with 211 passengers and 18 crew was en path to Singapore when it made an emergency touchdown, the airline stated in a press release.
A spokesman for Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport stated medical workers have been on standby.
“Our precedence is to offer all doable help to passengers and crew on board the plane,” the airline stated. “We’re working with native authorities in Thailand to offer the required medical help.”
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