A passenger on the Singapore Airlines flight which was hit by severe turbulence has told of “awful screaming” on the plane. Another said everyone not wearing a seatbelt was “launched immediately into the ceiling” when the turbulence occurred. A British passenger died and many other people were injured when the flight from Heathrow encountered severe […]
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Four Irish citizens on board Singapore flight which hit severe turbulence
Four Irish people were on board a Singapore Airlines flight from London in which one person died and many others were injured when the plane hit severe turbulence. The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that four Irish citizens were on the flight, but it is not yet known whether they were among the many […]
Animation Shows Singapore Airlines Flight Diverting to Bangkok After Deadly Turbulence
Animation from the Flightradar24 air traffic site shows a Singapore Airlines flight diverting to Bangkok airport after severe turbulence hit the plane, killing at least one passenger and injuring several, on Tuesday, May 21. The flight was carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew from London to Singapore, the airline said. The Singapore-bound Boeing 777-300ER was […]
Passenger dies, 30 injured during ‘severe turbulence’ on long-haul flight
One person has died and at least 30 others were injured after a Singapore Airlines flight hit “severe turbulence” during a transcontinental journey, the airline said Tuesday. The flight, SQ 321, was traveling from London to Singapore, a trip that typically takes about 13 hours. The plane diverted to Bangkok and landed at 3:45 local […]
How a rise in rough air can cause severe turbulence injuries on flights
What to know about severe turbulence injuries on flights. (Photo Illustration: Alex Cochran for Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) One passenger was killed and at least another 30 were injured following severe turbulence on a May 20 flight from London to Singapore. The plane’s operator, Singapore Air, told the New York Times that seven of […]
Pensioner (73) dies after Singapore Airlines flight hits severe turbulence
A British airline passenger has died and many other people were injured when a Singapore Airlines flight from London’s Heathrow Airport hit severe turbulence. A spokesman for Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, where the flight was diverted to, said the 73-year-old man suffered a suspected heart attack. He added that seven other people were seriously injured. Screen […]
Air turbulence can already be bad. It could be about to get a lot worse
Most of us have experienced turbulence while traveling: when your plane flies through clashing bodies of air moving at widely different speeds. Severe turbulence can put even the most seasoned flier on edge and make five minutes seem like an eternity. Usually it results in nothing more than a bumpy ride, but in the worst […]
One dead and others injured after Heathrow flight hit by ‘severe turbulence’
A person has died after a flight from Heathrow Airport to Singapore “encountered severe turbulence”. Singapore Airlines said several other people were injured in the incident involving Flight SQ321. The flight, operated by a Boeing 777-300ER jet, was diverted to Bangkok, landing at 3.45pm local time on Tuesday. There were 211 passengers and 18 […]
With a BlackRock CEO, $9 Trillion Vanguard Braces for Turbulence
(Bloomberg) — It’s official at last: the Age of Bogle is over. Most Read from Bloomberg A half-century after John “Jack” Bogle founded Vanguard Group, the roughly $9 trillion fund giant is doing what once would’ve been unthinkable: hiring an outsider as its chief executive officer. And from archrival BlackRock Inc., no less. To many, […]
7 hurt after Newark-bound United flight experiences turbulence
Seven people were hurt, none seriously, after a United Airlines plane headed to a New York City-area airport experienced high winds and turbulence, officials said. United Airlines Flight 85 from Tel Aviv landed at New York Stewart International Airport instead in Newark, New Jersey, at 6:45 p.m., a Port Authority of New York & New […]
7 hurt after Newark-bound United flight experiences turbulence
Seven people were hurt, none seriously, after a United Airlines plane headed to a New York City-area airport experienced high winds and turbulence, officials said. United Airlines Flight 85 from Tel Aviv landed at New York Stewart International Airport instead in Newark, New Jersey, at 6:45 p.m., a Port Authority of New York & New […]
Fani Willis Hangs On to Trump Case, but More Turbulence Lies Ahead
ATLANTA — After revelations of Fani Willis’ romance with a subordinate sent the Georgia criminal case against former President Donald Trump down a two-month detour worthy of a soap opera, a judge’s ruling Friday resolved a major cliffhanger. Willis could continue prosecuting the case, so long as her ex-boyfriend withdrew from it. But the resignation […]