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Flight tracking service Flightradar24 shows the plane (flight number SQ9071) took off from Bangkok on Sunday, May 26
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A Singapore Airlines (SIA) SIAL.SI plane that suffered severe turbulence that killed a passenger returned to Singapore on Sunday, May 26, five days after it made an emergency landing in Bangkok, Channel NewsAsia (CNA) reported.
On Tuesday, May 21, flight SQ321 from London to Singapore encountered what the airline described as sudden severe turbulence while flying over Myanmar, killing a 73-year-old British man from a suspected heart attack and injuring dozens of people.
The flight, carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew members, made an emergency landing in Bangkok. A hospital in the Thai capital said on Saturday, May 25, that at least 43 people on board were still hospitalized in Bangkok.
Flight tracking service Flightradar24 showed the plane (flight number SQ9071) left Bangkok at 3:49am on Sunday and arrived in Singapore at 5:39am.
“Singapore Airlines has obtained the necessary approvals from the relevant authorities, investigators and aircraft manufacturers in Singapore and Thailand, and the aircraft was also approved by our engineering and flight operations teams before take-off,” Singapore Airlines told CNA. – Rappler.com
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