One dead as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence ( www.bbc.com )

One person has been killed and several others injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London that was hit by severe turbulence. 

The Singapore-bound Boeing 777-300ER was diverted to Bangkok and landed at 15:45 local (08:00 GMT).

Flight SQ 321 was carrying a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew, the airline said in a statement.

BlackEco ,
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Another week, another story that pushes me to avoid flights with Boeing planes at all cost.

HootinNHollerin ,

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bassomitron ,

This has nothing to do with their newer malfunctioning planes. The 777 has been in service for over 30 years at this point.

FlyingSquid Mod ,
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The Boeing 777-300ER was designed and built in the early 2000s, long before Boeing had its current quality issues. From the "I'm not saying this happened" statement, it sounds like the person who died didn't have a properly fastened seat belt.

jonne ,

Yep, turbulence will affect any plane, it's not like things would've been different on an Airbus.

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