Passengers 'dented' overhead cabins as 'very dramatic' Singapore Airlines flight hit turbulence
www.abc.net.au
A 73-year-old British man has died and dozens are injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London struck "severe turbulence" and was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok.
  • In short: A 73-year-old British man has died after a flight from London to Singapore hit turbulence, forcing it to make an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand.
  • A student on board the plane said there was a “very dramatic drop”, which launched some people into the ceiling and knocked their heads on the baggage cabins overhead.
  • What’s next? Singapore Airlines said 18 people were hospitalised, including a crew member, with DFAT confirming eight Australians among them.
  • Zagorath
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    29 days ago

    Regarding those injured but not the man who sadly died (apparently of a heart attack): this is why they always tell you to keep your seatbelts on at all times while seated.