Update (0623 EST): Singapore Airlines has confirmed one passenger is dead and SQ321 is due to land in Bangkok at 0645 EST, emergency services are staged and ready to receive victims.
BREAKING: @SingaporeAir confirms one dead, several other injuries as SQ321 – from London to Singapore – encounters “severe turbulence” en route
Plane diverted to Bangkok, landed 1545hrs local time
Stay tuned to @CNA
— Leong Wai Kit (@LeongWaiKitCNA) May 21, 2024
At approximately 0430 EST, initial reports indicated that Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321 from London, UK to Singapore had to divert to Bangkok, Thailand after transmitting a 7700-code denoting an in-flight emergency.
Flight SQ321 from London to Singapore appears to be diverting to Bangkok after declaring emergency https://t.co/QhiCe4iVzX pic.twitter.com/e9wiugZWFD
— Dan News (@dannews) May 21, 2024
By 0530 EST, eyewitnesses and local media reported that at least one passenger had been killed after the Boeing 777 experienced extreme turbulence. The aircraft is currently diverted to Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bang Phil District, Samut Prakan, Thailand. Rescue personnel and emergency services are on standby at the airport.
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— ????? (@EJanNews) May 21, 2024
This is developing.
