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One person is dead and dozens of others were injured after a dramatic incident aboard a Singapore Airlines flight yesterday morning (local time).
Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321 was flying to Singapore from London with 211 passengers and 18 crew members when there was an intense drop of a few hundred feet about 9 to 10 hours into the flight. As many of the passengers had been relaxing as the aircraft cruised at 37,000 feet and the seatbelt sign was not on, they went flying all over the cabin. People slammed their heads into the overhead bins, denting them, and others hit the ceiling so hard that oxygen masks and various equipment pieces and machinery tumbled out. Some people were in the bathrooms when it happened, and some crew were still standing and tending to customers on the plane. Personal items like backpacks and pillows in addition to drinks like coffee flew all over the cabin, and as it was early in the morning, numerous breakfast meals were also seen soaring through the air.
The plane continued to wildly swerve about in the air for about a minute and kept plummeting, finally regaining control after falling about 6,000 feet in just a few minutes.
Multiple people were spotted with bloody body parts after their impact, and shock overcame the people who managed to escape injury. One man, Geoff Kitchen, had to be given CPR, and he sadly passed away later on. However, it was confirmed afterwards during his autopsy that he had a pre-existing heart condition that may have contributed to his death.
Following the incident, the flight immediately diverted to the nearby Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport, and passengers were rushed to multiple nearby hospitals upon landing. Most were quickly treated for their injuries like cuts, gashes, and broken bones, but a few dozen remained in critical condition by the local evening hours.
The Singapore Ministry of Transport is working with Thai officials and personnel from the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident. This could end up being yet another black mark on Boeing's record, as the flight was a Boeing 777-300ER. Their flights have been plagued with recent machinery issues and numerous problems on various aircraft, which continues to hinder the company's efforts to rebuild their trust with customers following the 2017-2018 737 Max crashes.
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