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Clear-air turbulence that struck a Singapore Airlines service, leading to one death and dozens of injuries, is a reminder to buckle up, especially while sleeping on long hauls
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The preliminary findings by a team of investigators looking into the incident showed the flight was normal before the turbulence event.
Wichanya Burirak described the scene at Suvarnabhumi Airport as chaotic ahead of the Singapore Airlines plane’s earlier-than-expected arrival.
The incident happened in what was scheduled to be a 3 hour and 30 minute Virgin Australia flight on Monday from the west coast city of Perth to Melbourne on the east coast.
Most of the injuries sustained by passengers on Flight SQ321 from London to Singapore on May 21 involved the head or spine, and more than a dozen people needed surgery.
The incident lasted less than 20 seconds and took place during food and drinks service. Flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed safely at Dublin Airport.
The Singapore Airlines aircraft that operated turbulence-hit flight SQ321 returned to Singapore on Sunday, five days after it made an emergency landing in Bangkok.
Singapore Airlines is liable for up to US$170,000 per person, under a convention which governs aviation rights and compensation to passengers after an accident. However, there can be scope for larger damages.
Flight tracking data shows the Boeing 777-300ER plunged 1,800 metres in just a few minutes, with passengers saying it happened, so suddenly there was no time for many to fasten their seat belts.
Military investigators give their first statement on the helicopter crash that killed president Ebrahim Raisi last Sunday.
Experts say it is the personal responsibility of passengers to ensure they are strapped in, with an all-flight regulation difficult to enforce.
US Google searches for aviation safety have hit the highest level in a decade following a string of headline-grabbing airline accidents this year.
The carrier is adopting a “more cautious approach” to managing turbulence in the wake of what happened on flight SQ321, which was hit by extreme turbulence and forced to divert to Bangkok. One person died and scores were injured.
The 63-year-old leader, widely seen as a candidate to succeed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, died four days earlier in a helicopter crash.
Twenty people remained in intensive care and a 73-year-old British man died after the Boeing 777, which was flying from London to Singapore, suddenly descended sharply after hitting turbulence on Tuesday.
Samitivej Hospital in Bangkok says Hong Kong resident is one of 13 patients in intensive care at its Srinakarin branch.
Industry experts say the ‘very freak’ turbulence flight SQ321 encountered could have been jet stream, a fast-moving air current caused by large temperature differences.
Flights leaving Tokyo dominate the list of the roughest long-haul services as Japan has high levels of mountain- and ocean-induced turbulence.
‘The seat belt light came on and almost immediately after the turbulence hit, I myself, followed by a large amount of others, were thrown in the air hitting the roof,’ the British tourist said.
More than 140 passengers and crew on a relief flight from Bangkok landed in Singapore, while injured fliers and their families remained in the Thai capital.
The Post talks to experts about different types of turbulence, how often flights are seriously affected and how passengers can protect themselves from harm.
Unexpected heavy turbulence is not only a threat to passengers and crew, but also to the long-term safety of planes carrying them, according to researchers who say this phenomenon is on the rise.
“We can confirm that there are injuries and one fatality on board the Boeing 777-300ER. There were a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew on board,” the airline said in a Facebook post.
Aircraft forced to make an emergency landing in Kumamoto prefecture’s Aso city after experiencing mid-flight engine failure.
A nighttime video shared on social media showed a plane with the logo of Senegal-based airline Transair standing in grass with a wing covered in fire-suppressing foam.
The pilot ejected after the plane experienced an issue during take-off, the Defence Ministry said.
Some Malaysians accuse the military of poor planning that led to the crash and having defence assets of questionable quality.
