Aviation experts arrived in Bangkok Wednesday to learn how and why severe turbulence sent a Singapore Airlines plane into a sudden dive.
The Boeing 777-300ER aircraft of Singapore Airlines, front, is parked at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, near Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
An additional 79 passengers and six crew members stayed in Bangkok, where the majority remained in hospital, said Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong. He added that the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is also sending an accredited representative and four technical advisors to support the investigation because the incident involved a Boeing plane.
Recounting the accident, British passenger Andrew Davies also told Sky News that the seatbelt sign was illuminated but crew members didn’t have time to take their seats. A Thai airport official said Kitchen might have had a heart attack, though that hadn’t been confirmed.
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