Singapore Airlines Apologizes for Traumatic Flight Experience

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:42am on 22 May 2024,Wednesday International

Singapore Airlines' CEO, Goh Choon Phong, apologized after flight SQ321 from London to Singapore experienced "severe extreme turbulence," killing one passenger and injuring dozens. The flight made an emergency landing in Bangkok, where 79 passengers and six crew members received medical treatment. A 73-year-old British man, Geoff Kitchen, died of a suspected heart attack during the flight. The plane dropped 6,000 feet in three minutes over the Indian Ocean. The airline is cooperating with authorities and offering assistance to affected passengers and crew. The incident occurred 10 hours into the flight, at an altitude of 37,000 feet.

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