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Analyst comments on Singapore Airlines turbulence incident as passengers arrive in Singapore from Bangkok
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![Sakchai Lalit The Boeing 777-300ER aircraft of Singapore Airlines, front, is parked after the SQ321 London-Singapore flight, that encountered severe turbulence, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, near Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The Singapore Airlines flight descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/de239c76e8b14ac39328e7ae85aff8ea/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
The Boeing 777-300ER aircraft of Singapore Airlines, front, is parked after the SQ321 London-Singapore flight, that encountered severe turbulence, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, near Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The Singapore Airlines flight descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
![Sakchai Lalit Members of a rescue team discuss after a London-Singapore flight was diverted to Bangkok due to severe turbulence, in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The plane apparently plummeted for a number of minutes before it was diverted to Bangkok, where emergency crews rushed to help injured passengers amid stormy weather, Singapore Airlines said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0d5c9321005d4207b9f1a6a505a39a65/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Members of a rescue team discuss after a London-Singapore flight was diverted to Bangkok due to severe turbulence, in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The plane apparently plummeted for a number of minutes before it was diverted to Bangkok, where emergency crews rushed to help injured passengers amid stormy weather, Singapore Airlines said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
![Sakchai Lalit A staff member, left, from British Embassy arrives at Samitivej Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/89c8404725254f1d87e7c17b767d2c97/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A staff member, left, from British Embassy arrives at Samitivej Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
![Sakchai Lalit A staff member from British Embassy arrives at Samitivej Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/245b52a35a2b4b318beb7241c2ce617d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A staff member from British Embassy arrives at Samitivej Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
![Uncredited A passenger, on wheelchair, arrives from Bangkok at a Singapore airport Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Singapore Airlines said a relief plane flew into Singapore early Wednesday morning with most of the passengers who were on a flight that was battered by severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and had to make an emergency landing in Bangkok after one man died and dozens of people were injured. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8500ad9b7e2c4c29a2f6377e08e28306/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A passenger, on wheelchair, arrives from Bangkok at a Singapore airport Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Singapore Airlines said a relief plane flew into Singapore early Wednesday morning with most of the passengers who were on a flight that was battered by severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and had to make an emergency landing in Bangkok after one man died and dozens of people were injured. (AP Photo)
![Sakchai Lalit Josh Silverstone, from Britain, who was injured during the flight of the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER, talks to reporters at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, The Singapore Airlines flight descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4ac9405ba24d40df97e4218faaf5b5a4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Josh Silverstone, from Britain, who was injured during the flight of the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER, talks to reporters at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, The Singapore Airlines flight descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
![Sakchai Lalit The Boeing 777-300ER aircraft of Singapore Airlines, is parked after the SQ321 London-Singapore flight, that encountered severe turbulence, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, near Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The Singapore Airlines flight descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/75efc695011547faa0bf9ecb1daeaa12/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
The Boeing 777-300ER aircraft of Singapore Airlines, is parked after the SQ321 London-Singapore flight, that encountered severe turbulence, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, near Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The Singapore Airlines flight descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
![Sakchai Lalit Staff members from the British Embassy arrive at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to visit passengers from Britain injured in the flight that hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. The Singapore Airlines flight descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7cc01c99f89d401a98162cce9ee21694/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Staff members from the British Embassy arrive at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to visit passengers from Britain injured in the flight that hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. The Singapore Airlines flight descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
![Sakchai Lalit A staff member, left, from the Malaysian Embassy arrives at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to visit passengers from Malaysia injured in a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. The Singapore Airlines flight descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/85770f9d790f40e49eee0ad667cad62f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A staff member, left, from the Malaysian Embassy arrives at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to visit passengers from Malaysia injured in a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. The Singapore Airlines flight descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
![Uncredited Family members wait for passengers arrival from Bangkok at a Singapore airport Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A Singapore Airlines flight from London's Heathrow airport to Singapore was diverted and landed in stormy weather in Bangkok on Tuesday. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8a29f38ceabd463da700728910db43f2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Family members wait for passengers arrival from Bangkok at a Singapore airport Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A Singapore Airlines flight from London's Heathrow airport to Singapore was diverted and landed in stormy weather in Bangkok on Tuesday. (AP Photo)
![Uncredited A passenger, center, arrives from Bangkok at a Singapore airport Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A Singapore Airlines flight from London's Heathrow airport to Singapore was diverted and landed in stormy weather in Bangkok on Tuesday. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/267bb898541c4e71873f49fcbced3ac7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A passenger, center, arrives from Bangkok at a Singapore airport Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A Singapore Airlines flight from London's Heathrow airport to Singapore was diverted and landed in stormy weather in Bangkok on Tuesday. (AP Photo)
![Sakchai Lalit Staff members from the British Embassy arrive at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to visit passengers from Britain injured in the flight that hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. The Singapore Airlines flight descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/767e1dec25e04492a496b02664d30725/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Staff members from the British Embassy arrive at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to visit passengers from Britain injured in the flight that hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday. The Singapore Airlines flight descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
![Uncredited A passenger, with backpack at right, arrives from Bangkok at a Singapore airport Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A Singapore Airlines flight from London's Heathrow airport to Singapore was diverted and landed in stormy weather in Bangkok on Tuesday. (AP Photo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/447b546de3db49389fc13830587137e9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A passenger, with backpack at right, arrives from Bangkok at a Singapore airport Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A Singapore Airlines flight from London's Heathrow airport to Singapore was diverted and landed in stormy weather in Bangkok on Tuesday. (AP Photo)