Singapore Airlines: Passengers recall horror as turbulence hit flight
www.bbc.com
One person has died, with several injured, after severe turbulence on a London to Singapore flight.

One person has been killed and several others injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London that was hit by severe turbulence.

The Singapore-bound Boeing 777-300ER was diverted to Bangkok and landed at 15:45 local (08:00 GMT).

Flight SQ 321 was carrying a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew, the airline said in a statement.

    • phdepressed@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      4 months ago

      Hey, maybe when the rich (who fly a heck of a lot) start getting a little uncomfy we can actually do something about that climate change thing.

      • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        4 months ago

        Haha! Ahhh yeah. Fun to think about but no, we’re way past that.

        However, private rail might make a comeback.

  • comrade19@lemmy.worldEnglish
    34·
    4 months ago

    If 20 more were injured then the seatbelt sign probably wasn’t on, which means they probably hit clear air turbulence in cruise. Usually the planes ahead will report anything like that so the ones behind it will know what’s coming, but this must’ve been a big bit of windshear one out of nowhere.

    • Damage@feddit.itEnglish
      27·
      4 months ago

      As if people actually care about the seatbelt sign

      “Hurr Durr if the plane crashes seatbelts aren’t going to save you”

    • BossDj@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      4 months ago

      Either way, seatbelts should always be buckled while seated. The seatbelt sign turned off doesn’t negate that.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      26·
      4 months ago

      The Boeing 777-300ER was designed and built in the early 2000s, long before Boeing had its current quality issues. From the “I’m not saying this happened” statement, it sounds like the person who died didn’t have a properly fastened seat belt.

      • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
        24·
        4 months ago

        Yep, turbulence will affect any plane, it’s not like things would’ve been different on an Airbus.

        • Gilles_D@feddit.deEnglish
          5·
          4 months ago

          On a general note, I believe both 787 and A350 do possess a scintillometer to measure CTA to some degree.

    • bassomitron@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      4 months ago

      This has nothing to do with their newer malfunctioning planes. The 777 has been in service for over 30 years at this point.

      • thejml@lemm.eeEnglish
        51·
        4 months ago

        “No way, the 777 isn’t THAT old of a plane!”

        <checks Wikipedia>

        First flight June 12, 1994 Introduction June 7, 1995

        Oh, that’s why my back hurts.