A British pensioner has died after a flight from London to Singapore plummeted during severe turbulence, authorities have announced.
Do you know anyone who was affected or on board the flight? Contact [email protected] The 73-year-old British man was travelling in premium economy with his wife when the Singapore Airlines plane flight SQ321 experienced severe turbulence while flying near Myanmar airspace. The head of Bangkok Airport, where the plane was diverted to, said the men died of a possible heart attack during the turbulence. An autopsy will now be carried out.
"He shared pictures online of passengers making their way off the plane surrounded by airport officials.Dzafran Azmir, a 28-year-old student on board the flight told Reuters: “Suddenly the aircraft starts tilting up and there was shaking so I started bracing for what was happening, and very suddenly there was a very dramatic drop so everyone seated and not wearing seatbelt was launched immediately into the ceiling.
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