SINGAPORE (ANN/STRAITS TIMES) – All crew members on board the turbulence-hit Flight SQ321 have returned to Singapore, Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced.
In its latest update on May 27, the national carrier reported that as of 4.30pm, 52 passengers from SQ321 remained in Bangkok, with 34 still hospitalised.
The previous day, SIA noted that 40 passengers and one crew member were receiving treatment in Bangkok hospitals.
“Singapore Airlines has been in contact with the passengers and crew members who were on board SQ321. Where requested, we have facilitated travel to Bangkok for their families and loved ones,” the airline stated, emphasising its full cooperation with the authorities investigating the incident.
“The well-being of our passengers and staff is our utmost priority,” SIA added.
Flight SQ321, en route to Singapore from London, encountered severe turbulence on May 21 over the Irrawaddy Basin in Myanmar.
One passenger, 73-year-old Briton Geoffrey Kitchen, died of a suspected heart attack, and dozens were injured.
Following the incident, the pilot diverted the Boeing 777-300ER, carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew members, to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, where it made an emergency landing at 3.45pm (4.45pm Singapore time).
The aircraft was cleared for departure from Bangkok and returned to Singapore on May 26.
