Deadly turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight: What we know

UP. WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS MORNING ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND SEVERAL OTHERS HURT AFTER SEVERE TURBULENCE ON A SINGAPORE AIRLINES FLIGHT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT FROM LONDON'S AIRPORT TO SINGAPORE. THE PLANE WAS DIVERTED TO BANGKOK, THAILAND, WHERE THE INJURED WERE TAKEN FOR TREATMENT FOR HOLLY WILLIAMS IS FOLLOWING THIS FROM LONDON. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED? >> Reporter: AS YOU PUT IT, ONE PERSON HAS BEEN KILLED AND SEVEN MEASURING SEVERAL OTHERS INJURED ON FLIGHT 321 WHICH WAS EN ROUTE FROM LONDON TO SINGAPORE. SINGAPORE AIRLINES IS THE BOEING 777 ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND DIVERTED TO BANGKOK'S AIRPORT IN THAILAND WHERE THE INJURED ARE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR NOVEMBER APPARENTLY 200 PASSENGERS AND 18 CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD ONE PASSENGER TOLD THE REUTERS NEWS AGENCY THAT THE PLANE SUDDENLY STARTED TILTING UP AND PASSENGERS NOT WEARING SEATBELT WERE LAUNCHED INTO THE CEILING, THAT IS THE OVERHEAD COMPARTMENTS, LEAVING DENSE WHERE THEY IMPACTED. LOOKING AT DATA FROM THE RADAR 24 SEVEN WEBSITES IT DROPPED AROUND 6000 FEET IN THE COURSE OF ABOUT FOUR MINUTES PRINT THAT OCCURRED JUST AFTER 4:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE PLANE BEGAN ITS DESCENT INTO BANGKOK. SINGAPORE AIRLINES, WHICH HAS A FAMOUSLY STRONG SAFETY RECORD, OFFERED ITS, QUOTE, SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF THE PERSON KILLED SOUTHEAST ASIA OFTEN EXPERIENCES EXTREME WEATHER AND IT IS

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Length: 1min 42sec (102 seconds)

Published: Tue May 21 2024