Singapore Airlines Passenger Dead After Boeing Jet Hits ‘Severe Turbulence’

Singapore Airlines Passenger Dead After Boeing Jet Hits ‘Severe Turbulence’
The interior of Singapore Airline flight SG321 is pictured after an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport on May 21, 2024. Stringer/Reuters
Jen Krausz
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A passenger on a Boeing Singapore Airlines Jet is dead, and at least 18 others are hospitalized after flight SQ321 from London Heathrow Airport on Monday encountered severe turbulence at 37,000 feet over the Irrawaddy Basin on its way to Singapore.

The flight was diverted to Bangkok after the pilot declared a medical emergency and landed on Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. local time, according to the airline.

Jen Krausz
Jen Krausz
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Jen Krausz is a freelance news writer for NTD. She has been writing for the last decade for Newmax and other outlets. When not writing, she enjoys traveling, reading, spending time with her family, and gardening.