According to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 23, a Singapore Airlines passenger plane made an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand, on the 21st due to severe turbulence in the airflow. The Thai hospital involved in the treatment of the wounded said on the 22nd that 104 people were injured in the accident, 20 of whom were in intensive care.
On May 21, an ambulance was waiting to pick up passengers outside Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Xinhua News Agency (photographed by Laheng) Singapore Airlines said that the Boeing 777-300ER passenger plane flew from London, England to Singapore with 211 passengers and 18 crew members on board. It encountered severe turbulence in the air flow on the way, so it made an alternate landing at Bangkok Airport, Thailand, and landed at 15:45 local time on the 21st.
The accident has resulted in one death. Bangkok airport management staff confirmed on the evening of the 21st that the deceased was a 73 year old British male passenger who died of a suspected heart attack.
According to Reuters, passengers and crew who did not receive medical treatment in Thailand took another flight to Singapore on the morning of the 22nd.
Among the major international aviation operators, SIA is famous for its safety. The last fatal accident of SIA aircraft was in October 2000, when a Boeing 747-400 passenger plane took off and taxied at Taipei Taoyuan Airport in Taiwan, China, it mistakenly entered the runway under construction due to various factors and hit the construction machinery at high speed. The airliner broke into three sections and burst into flames, killing 83 of the 179 passengers and crew. (Zhang Jing)
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Source: Xinhua News Agency
