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One passenger has died and others have been injured after a Singapore Airlines flight between London and Singapore encountered “severe turbulence”.
The airline said that flight SQ321, which left London on Monday, diverted to Bangkok and landed safely on Tuesday afternoon.
“We can confirm that there are injuries and one fatality on board the Boeing 777-300ER,” Singapore Airlines said in a social media post.
“Our priority is to provide all possible assistance to all passengers and crew on board the aircraft,” it added. “We are working with the local authorities in Thailand to provide the necessary medical assistance, and sending a team to Bangkok to provide any additional assistance needed.”
There were a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew on board.
This is a developing story
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