The British passenger who died onboard a Singapore Airlines jet travelling from the UK has been named as Geoffrey Kitchen, a 73-year-old musical theatre director from Bristol.
Were you or someone you know on flight SQ321 from London to Singapore ? Contact [email protected]. Follow MailOnline's live blog covering the incident hereThe British passenger who died onboard a Singapore Airlines jet travelling from the UK has been named as Geoffrey Kitchen, a 73-year-old musical theatre director from Gloucestershire.
The aircraft hit an air pocket and plummeted an astonishing 6,000ft in just five minutes, with the sudden drop unleashing mayhem onboard and forcing the plane to make an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport. Thai authorities earlier revealed that Mr Kitchen died of a suspected heart attack. Neighbours today told MailOnline that he had suffered heart problems in recent years and had stents put in to widen his arteries.
Passengers are seen on the Singapore Airlines plane after it made an emergency landing in Bangkok today. Oxygen masks fell from the ceiling, as did other componentsA passenger died and dozens of others were injured on a flight from London to Singapore this afternoon forcing an emergency landing in Thailand.
Meanwhile a mother has described her agonising wait after receiving a chilling message from her son, who was on the flight. Emergency ambulance vehicles drive to transport injured passengers from a flight from London to Singapore to a hospital, after an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi International Airport
A British man who was traveling with his family on the flight said 'there were people walking around' when the turbulence hit, and claimed that 'there was no sign to put the seat belts on.' One air stewardess was seen with red marks over her face. Her male colleague could be seen in a chair nearby, looking shocked and dishevelled.
The plane dropped from an altitude of around 37,000 feet to 31,000 feet within just five minutes as it finished traversing the Andaman Sea and neared Thailand. Read More Singapore Airlines flight horror: The science behind turbulence - as a passenger is killed and multiple others injured on a UK flight to Singapore One man who said he was on the flight took to X to describe the incident.
Mr Davies wrote that 'passengers with medical training' were working to help the injured in the aftermath of the plane dropping. In a statement on Facebook, Singapore Airlines confirmed the emergency landing and that one passenger had died in the incident. 'My deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased. We must hope and pray that the passengers or crew members who were injured are able to recover smoothly.Photos were posted on social media by accounts claiming to show the aftermath of the emergency landing.
He added: 'We do not have the details of those affected, but know that the government ministries and agencies, as well as SIA, are doing their utmost to support all those affected and working with the authorities in Bangkok'. Speaking to the BBC, aviation expert John Strickland said that injuries from flight turbulence are 'relatively rare' considering how many flights operate each day.
Mr Strickland said airlines use a variety of methods to minimise the chances of a flight being affected by trbulence, such as weather forecasts, radar and reports from aircraft ahead. 'The pilots are expected to navigate around the thunderstorms while having the seat belt sign on as a precaution. In June last year, two British Airways crew suffered broken legs when a flight from Singapore to Heathrow was affected by severe turbulence over the Bay of Bengal.
While there is no suggestion that today's incident was the fault of the plane, it is the latest scare involving a Boeing-manufactured aircraft in recent weeks.The flashing lights of emergency service vehicles are seen at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok today These two incidents came after a FedEx plane made an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport on May 8, with video showing its nose skidding along the runway.
'They will also need to work with the local civil aviation authorities and investigation teams, particularly with the pilots and the cabin crew onboard , to find out what happened. 'Aircraft are designed and certificated to withstand flight in severe turbulence, and pilots are trained in how to anticipate potential turbulence encounters based on weather forecasts and the aircraft's onboard technology.
An emergency landing was required and the plane landed safely, but a teddy bear, two mobile phones, a child's t-shirt were all said to have have flown out during the incident. First reported by The Seattle Times, they claimed the fuselage panel was removed for repair then reinstalled improperly at its Washington factory
A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 veered off the runway after landing in Houston due to some sort of gear collapse. The same day, a 737's engine caught fire in mid-air above Texas, causing an emergency landing minutes into its journey to Fort Myers, Florida.A wheel fell off a Boeing 777-200 shortly after takeoff from San Francisco, crushing cars below.
In January 2024, he appeared on TMZ to say that the 737 Max 9 aircraft were being launched back into the air too soon in the wake of the accident, suggesting corners had been cut. The amount was equal to the revenue lost according to a filing from the airline, but Alaska added that it anticipated receiving extra compensation too.Another whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, came forward in a Senate committee hearing to accuse Boeing of taking shortcuts when building its 777 and 787 Dreamliner jets and added that the company had retaliated against him when he raised concerns.
Boeing's review concluded that some of the flights taken by executives in 2021 and 2022 'were not previously classified as perquisites by the company'. Boeing said its engineers have determined that misconduct did not create 'an immediate safety of flight issue'. Footage showed sparks flying and smoke billowing as the front end of the plane scraped along the runway before being doused with firefighting foam.A Corendon Airlines Boeing 737 plane's front tire burst upon landing at an airport in southern Turkey on Thursday, the Turkish transport minister said, adding there were no casualties and all 190 passengers and crew were evacuated.
Pictures from the scene in Turkey showed the stationary aircraft on the tarmac flanked by emergency vehicles - its front wheels and landing gear crumpled underneath. Corendon Airlines denied Turkish reports that the aircraft had landed on its nose
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