A Singapore Airlines flight experienced severe turbulence, resulting in one fatality and at least 71 injuries. Thirty-four passengers remain hospitalized in Bangkok nearly a week after the incident, with five in ICU. A flight attendant broke her leg in seven places, and another broke her back during the turbulence. Preliminary findings indicate that rapid G-force changes and a sudden altitude drop of 178 feet in five seconds likely caused the injuries, especially to those not wearing seatbelts. Passengers had only seconds to react between the seatbelt sign turning on and the turbulence hitting. This incident is the third major turbulence event involving a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft within a week, with another eight people hospitalized after a separate Boeing turbulence incident.
One man died and more than 20 passengers needed surgery after the Boeing 777 plane dropped suddenly ⬇️ https://t.co/KUIDisjDoi
NEW- Rapid altitude drop threw unbelted passengers on (Boeing 777-300ER) Singapore flight: report https://t.co/iTji7KlP8m
Rapid gravitational force changes in SQ321 flight likely led to injuries: report https://t.co/tphigoMszV
Singapore Airlines plane dropped 178ft in 5 seconds https://t.co/2RxaRAYzSX << rapid changes in (G and the altitude drop - almost the height of Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa - likely injured those not wearing seatbelts. Wear your seatbelts people 😱
Investigation reveals terrifying five seconds in timeline of turbulent Singapore Airlines flight: https://t.co/0bnA1Pm6iw
#NDTVWorld | Explained: What Probe Into Turbulence-Hit Singapore Airlines Flight Reveals https://t.co/EUuYKgIZhZ https://t.co/Xj8N5DBBAJ
Singapore jet plunged nearly 180ft in SECONDS in turbulence that left Brit dead https://t.co/FeJWVMssD1
‘Black box’ of ill-fated Singapore Airlines flight shows rapid G-force changes https://t.co/tMBe3M2Kos
NEW: Singapore Passengers Had Seconds to React as Jet Hit Turbulence, Preliminary Findings Show via @business https://t.co/CSDjd2lXuh
Passengers aboard a Singapore Air flight had seconds to react between the moment the seatbelt sign came on to when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence, investigators say in an initial report https://t.co/Dn3BOahH6A
SQ321 turbulence: 'Rapid' G-force changes, altitude drop likely caused injuries to unbelted passengers, crew https://t.co/twxEFqdiWn
A flight attendant broke her back during severe turbulence on a flight in Turkey — the 3rd major incident of its kind in a week https://t.co/Oa0jyqRmPe
Another Boeing Flight Hit By ‘Severe Turbulence’ https://t.co/mi0JufBvyV https://t.co/ee5ji4Xxn6
Singapore Airlines: 'Turbulence landed five of my family in ICU' https://t.co/cWDQM6asva
34 Singapore Airlines passengers still in hospital 1 week after fatal turbulence https://t.co/n53gWBgMtU
Thirty-four Singapore Airlines passengers remain hospitalized in Bangkok almost one week after their flight struck turbulence, underscoring the severity of the fatal incident https://t.co/44vEIA24GC
8 Hospitalized After 2nd Boeing Turbulence Incident In 5 Days https://t.co/W3GFek0r1A
Flight attendant broke her leg in seven places during severe turbulence https://t.co/uWeWqLUkQe
One dead and at least 71 injured after severe turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight - CNN https://t.co/HhL7yT96Qc