1 kematian, 30 cedera pesawat Singapore Airlines lakukan pendaratan cemas di Bangkok. 16 rakyat Malaysia berada dalam pesawat tersebut

penmerah

Ahhhhh inilah paling risau
Aku mmg tak gemar Naik katebang

Moga Aku Dan hubby tidak diduga dgn air turbulence sampai bila2

Takziah kepada mangsa

mojarean_X

SINGAPORE: There was little warning of the chaos that was about to hit passengers on Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 on Tuesday (May 21).

With around three hours left on the journey from London to Singapore, Malaysian student Dzafran Azmir got the feeling that the Boeing 777-300R plane was tilting upwards and beginning to shake.

The 28-year-old braced himself and checked that he had his seatbelt on. He did. Many of the other passengers did not, he said.

"Suddenly there was a very dramatic drop so everyone seated and not wearing a seatbelt was launched immediately into the ceiling, some people hit their heads on the baggage cabins overhead and dented it, they hit the places where lights and masks are and broke straight through it," Azmir told Reuters.

"People dropped to the ground, my phone flew out of my hand and went a couple aisles to the side, people's shoes flung about."


Singapore Airlines said the flight encountered sudden extreme turbulence over the Irrawaddy Basin at 37,000 feet about 10 hours after departure.

The pilot declared an emergency and diverted the aircraft to Bangkok, where it landed at 3.45pm local time.

One passenger died - a 73-year-old British man - and 30 were injured, some critically.

Photos online and those sent to CNA showed food trays and items scattered on the ground. Oxygen masks were seen hanging from the scaling and parts of the plane's interior appeared damaged.

Passenger Andrew Davies said the seatbelt sign was turned on moments before the plane dropped.

"So many injured people, head lacerations, bleeding ears," he wrote on X, adding that a female passenger was screaming in pain.


At least one person has died after a Singapore Airlines flight from London (Heathrow) to Singapore encountered turbulence. (Photos: CNA Reader)
People's belongings were scattered, with coffee and water splattered on the ceilin

The cabin crew were "stoic and did everything they could", Davies said, adding that passengers with medical training were helping to the best of their ability.

"Anyone who is injured, was not wearing a seatbelt," he said.

According to Azmir, the crew and people inside the lavatories were hurt the most.

"We discovered people just on the ground not able to get up. There were a lot of spinal and head injuries," he told Reuters

Aviation analysts told CNA that SQ321 likely encountered clear air turbulence (CAT), which is not visible on a jet's weather radar.

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“Normally, for turbulence caused by movement of clouds, pilots will be alerted on the radar so they can avoid it or notify the crew and passengers to wear their seatbelts,” said independent aviation analyst Alvin Lie.

“So, looking at the number of injuries, I believe that SQ321 encountered CAT, where a plane can be tossed about violently."

He added that based on the time of the incident, the turbulence struck after lunch.

"I expect a lot of passengers were queuing to use the toilet. This is where injuries can happen," he said.

JunkMail

Ayooo ngerinya..lepas ni nak mintak Window seat  je supaya kepala tak kena hempuk dgn beg beg yang jatuh. Biarlah aku tahan kencing ..

penmerah

Ngerinya
Aku mmg sentiasa pakai seat belt
Lepas ni nak tahan kencinglah Tamo pi toilet
Ngeriiii

newyork

penmerah replied at 21-5-2024 11:54 PM
Ngerinya
Aku mmg sentiasa pakai seat belt
Lepas ni nak tahan kencinglah Tamo pi toilet

Hmm..mcm mana lah siapa.duduk dlm tandas masa tu...ish ngeriinyaa lahh.

penmerah

newyork replied at 22-5-2024 12:00 AM
Hmm..mcm mana lah siapa.duduk dlm tandas masa tu...ish ngeriinyaa lahh.

Kan sis
Dah la sempit Gile
Kompom melambung boleh patah tengkok
Aduhhh ngeri


Tapi Penah baca dulu  transport udaralah yg paling selamat, paling banyak kemalangan
Tetap Seram sungguh

Aku kalau Naik katebang mmg zikir tak habis
Sampai skarang mmg takut Naik tapi apa Kan Daya

Ramai org suka melancong, suka Naik katebang... Kuat semangat depa

sharlenetexas

newyork replied at 22-5-2024 12:00 AM
Hmm..mcm mana lah siapa.duduk dlm tandas masa tu...ish ngeriinyaa lahh.

Habislah bersepah air toilet.

cm_vungtau

Patut la kalau turbulence dia suruh duduk cecepat pakai seatbelt. Takut melambung rupanya

stingergrumpy

Spore bab crisis time seperti ini memang aku puji...cepat selenggarakheun...kalo kita terkedek kedek muka muka pembesar je yg sibuk bersuara...info lembab macam siput babs....

stingergrumpy

penmerah replied at 21-5-2024 11:54 PM
Ngerinya
Aku mmg sentiasa pakai seat belt
Lepas ni nak tahan kencinglah Tamo pi toilet

Kencing je ler.you are  already on your  adult pampers kheunz?...ngengada pulak....

stingergrumpy

Capt @kelana mohon mencemar tred

cmf_jeangrey

cm_vungtau replied at 22-5-2024 12:53 AM
Patut la kalau turbulence dia suruh duduk cecepat pakai seatbelt. Takut melambung rupanya

Kdg alarm seat bealt pun keluar lambat...ada yg dah bergegar tapi tak keluar langsung..depends pd kapten dlm kokpit tu bila nak swtich on alarm tu

B40tastePosh

mojarean_X replied at 21-5-2024 11:34 PM
https://youtube.com/shorts/vMiOlASZK8o?si=2VnTr3ch8E9EtkXP

Kesian pekerja nak kemaskan bersepah sepah tu....macam tongkang pecah

B40tastePosh

sharlenetexas replied at 22-5-2024 12:05 AM
Habislah bersepah air toilet.

Boleh pengsan dgn kurang oksigen nye

B40tastePosh

stingergrumpy replied at 22-5-2024 01:08 AM
Spore bab crisis time seperti ini memang aku puji...cepat selenggarakheun...kalo kita terkedek kedek ...

Muka Hishamuddin je yang muncul....lepastu asyik muka Najib je yg muncul

B40tastePosh

lkick2113 replied at 21-5-2024 11:44 PM
Air turbulence Ni, Aku pernah kena Dulu nak ke Sarawak, TAPI tak teruk macamni, masa Aku kena pun cu ...

Sarawak memang selalu camtu...melompat lompat macam naik kapal laut kena ombak besar

Mamidingdong

Iols pernah kena masa flight ke Penang, sib baik la lepas makan. Kalau tak habis kena air panas sebab masa tu penumpang dalam fireflyz pakat ramai2 beli maggi cup.

ezacbee

cm_vungtau replied at 22-5-2024 12:53 AM
Patut la kalau turbulence dia suruh duduk cecepat pakai seatbelt. Takut melambung rupanya

Kannnn nak pegi toilet pun xboleh. Duduk la diam2 ikat seat belt kuat2. Turbulence ni mmg seram. Gegar lain macam. Tawakkal jelah.

zorrro_03

penmerah replied at 21-5-2024 11:54 PM
Ngerinya
Aku mmg sentiasa pakai seat belt
Lepas ni nak tahan kencinglah Tamo pi toilet

Kau fly sejam dua boleh la cakap tahan.  Kalau 5 jam?  Pampers?

ninja boy

Seram 4 minit berpusing jatuh, pilot betul2 kena control, nak pi toilet awal2 sblm kapal lalu kawasan yg asik turbulence