British man killed by turbulence on London to Singapore flight

A British man was killed and 30 injured when a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 hit severe turbulence on a flight from London and was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thai authorities said in a press conference.
The man, 73, was travelling with his wife.
The general manager of Bangkok airport said: “The wife of the deceased is at the hospital. I am not sure how she is doing. The hospital is checking her.”
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[@crazylittlebigthings]

Losing altitude by 6000 in a minute is unheard of. That turbulence must be really strong. This is why fastening the seatbelts whenever seated is a must during a flight. We never know when something like this strikes again, pilots have no means to detect clear air turbulence in flight.

[@Zebacha]

6000ft a minute is not at all unheard of. Standard downdraft in a microburst. Faster speeds have been recorded

[@badgumby9544]

I know the old guy died of a heart attack. But never take your seat belt off when flying in an airplane. I'd be interested to know what caused the injuries to the 30 other people. Can only be three things. Flying debris, not being seated or not wearing seat belts.

[@clovermark39]

Maybe not time to buckle up.

[@Dee-VII]

what about fat people not wearing their seat belt, or is that just fly debris..? ;-P

[@Jhj77809]

They said the injuries came from the people not wearing seatbelts as they flew into the storage compartments with their heads

[@alinesobieray2436]

In such circumstances, I may get a heart attack too😮

[@Dee-VII]

@@alinesobieray2436 at least hey wasn't flying the plane

[@reecom9884]

Bangkok officials said that it was a UK man who had died of a heart attack.

[@silvarajoomuniandy4316]

A heart attack caused by the sudden and violent air turbulence.

[@armangarcha6438]

@@silvarajoomuniandy4316 i think we know that mate

[@DJCallidus]

​​@@silvarajoomuniandy4316Turbulence is molecular viscosity caused by laminar flow. It's normal.

[@Originalantithesis]

I'm pretty sure they're saying that the shock caused him to have a heart attack, not the literal turbulence. Lol. ​@@DJCallidus

[@vandutch9219]

@@DJCallidus OK, UK man was killed by laminar flow then

[@marykigongo3023]

My worst nightmare

[@metakoerner-vollrath9879]

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[@seankingwell3692]

diversity hires, remember, they also drive ships into bridges, so its not just airplanes....

[@latentorca7425]

Same

[@metakoerner-vollrath9879]

No Nightmare for me had 5x experiences like this, I still will fly.

[@jakehixon4073]

I agree would be absolutely terrifying.

[@gamebred5662]

Smh. I've flown prob over a 100 times im very familiar with turbulence. I always hear people that fly alot saying oh turbulence is no big deal blah blah blah. An most the time their right! But flying from Bogota to Miami one time we hit turbulence so bad I was literally getting right with God. I was sure we were gonna die, and I'm not some dude who gets afraid of everything either. We had to of been dropping 100s of feet at a time that night. Scared me so much I haven't flown since! RIP to this man.

[@adenwellsmith6908]

I've been flying and hit +3 -2 g. I know, I had a g-meter on the plane. That wasn't smooth either it was 0.1 second to change. It hit,

[@shanus11]

Same, did lots of travelling. Had nightmarish turbulence on a Kingfisher flight once flight from asia to UK.pitch black, pilot said close the blinds..i looked and it was lighting storm. Over an hour, we nosedived so steep with engines screaming, i was counting as we must have dropped so far down low I thought we were gonna crash into the ocean. Then we would just drop and items would fly up from the ground and hit the ceiling, air hostesses were flying around over people, one looked in tears. Ppl were crying l, screaming and praying around me. I 100% thought i was going to die and was coming to terms with it thinking will i see a spilt second of the front of the plane come towards me as we crashed or would it be instant. It was horrendous, i was covered in bruises from be thrown about in my seat up n down side to side. I cant fly anymore, its too much. I get sweaty and on edge thinking about it

[@Jannajx5]

@@shanus11 damn

[@zaregotoch.8491]

​@@shanus11damn

[@ayudeen1306]

@@shanus11 damn

[@Tracyp998]

Few days ago was flying from Bangkok to london and the pilot told us to put our seat belts on as flying through turbulence. Feel very lucky it didn’t get this bad.

[@metakoerner-vollrath9879]

This Pilot Said it too but some people are in the toilet and some does Not Care...

[@elizabetha.morris6661]

Always wear your seatbelt from takeoff to landing. Some turbulence cannot be detected by radar, as was the case here.

[@ShakerMaker1980]

The most horrific turbulence I’ve ever experienced was on a Singapore to KL flight, if I remember it’s only an hour ish flight but even the air stewards were screaming & crying. The seatbelt light never went off at all it was like the longest ever rollercoaster ride. Absolutely terrifying, during monsoon season... Rest in peace.

[@jcaam8094]

Always keep your seat belts buckled.

[@lizzy9975]

Absolutely 100%

[@KumaBean]

Injuries akin to a car crash, the engineers behind the design of that aircraft deserve serious recognition, amazing that it held together. RIP 💚

[@mapeauxnoire]

This is my most dreaded experience, I actually pray so hard in advance for my flight and weather not to experience this as my heart is so fragile. Sad for the dead and injured.

[@ekimandersom4478]

Praying never helped for anything 😂😂😂

[@mapeauxnoire]

@@ekimandersom4478 speak for yourself though..

[@elizabetha.morris6661]

This time of year is monsoon season in parts of Asia-Pacific.

[@casager]

Well, at least the plane "held itself together." Given the forces in play, I'm always impressed with how well-engineered most of these vehicles are. Would like to know if anyone knows if there has ever been a plane taken down and/or destroyed by turbulence alone. I/m not familiar with a single one.

[@Longlostpuss]

There's been times when it sounded like the wings were literally going to snap off, but the engineering is alot stronger than the flimsy sound of the plane at times.

[@saudade2745]

He wasn't killed by turbulance, but a heart attack.

[@tuktuk1959]

This is extremely rare, this person would also likely have died in an average rollercoaster.

[@littleowlfamily]

Never underestimate turbulence

[@golds335]

I don't I hate it

[@heehee4651]

Imagine being in the toilet

[@Rya852]

Scary and prayers to the old man.

[@sumairaaziz4597]

Not killed, died

[@zeltech-alpha]

Killed and died are not mutually exclusive.

[@iain8938]

​@@zeltech-alphaok? And what

Nope. The 'turbulence' definitely killed him.

[@SquiddyBonneBouche]

@@zeltech-alphaIn this post, OP is using the terms to indicate between the sensationalist “turbulence killed man” vs the realistic “man died from shock/heart attack during turbulence”. Hope this helps.

[@HKim0072]

I used to be very lax about wearing my seatbelt when I was younger (college age) when flying. I started to adjust. Now, I always wear the belt and have it tight during the flight. Some of it is just bad luck. Dude could have been getting up to go to the bathroom.

[@gregwoolliscroft6255]

scary...

[@Matt-to1bi]

Not telling us anything

[@dr.yeminswe8860]

Exact video I'm looking for.. every news outlets tell what happen without any real airline vidoes of what happened inside the airline .. I even don't wanna hear the same repetitive story anymore... This one say nothing, just real incident inside airlines video , exactly what I'm looking for

[@drissforjani5990]

8o​@@dr.yeminswe8860qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq⁸

[@TheTruthHz]

It's a nothing story. Typical click bait

[@justineesun3396]

Not yet. Investigation is needed. No one flies INTO turbulences, weather report and newest technology could predict flight weather path...strange..ditch a last minute flight of climb...too late...

[@Serena_9]

Seems like the turbulence only affected economy passengers.

[@Pratham_2711]

😂😂😂

[@Yungin-ji6cl]

😂😂😂

[@andyrbush]

Thailand medical services are the best in the world.

[@metodiusm428]

Not true at all

[@Lolaaaaaaaa12]

I would very much doubt that to be true

[@andyrbush]

@@Lolaaaaaaaa12 On what basis? Your pure vacuous brain invented it?

[@TheCrappyRobot]

He didn't have his chair in the upright position.

[@sidali2590]

This is outrageous the airline should be held accountable

[@thekingempire1]

Absolutely terrifying

[@erikaquatsch2190]

Do people undo their seat belts once a car is underway?

[@russyJ20]

No comparison

[@sholraz191044]

Always advisable to wear seatbelt from beginning of a flight to the end.

[@reecom9884]

Normally turbulence is associated with moisture raising and sinking in a weather system. Clear air turbulence is just raising and sinking air with no moisture. An airplane’s modern weather radar can detect water droplets using Doppler radar to detect weather turbulence, but not clear air turbulence.

[@datfunnyboss]

That's a whole lotta turbulence, he defiantly didn't play today

[@Badada394]

I always think there is weather forecast or briefing on the flight path

[@boombasett6038]

I always keep mine buckled unless I am using the restroom on the flight.

[@captainwin6333]

I was on a flight over the Alps that was being buffeted by a big thunderstorm happening below when all of a sudden the plane dropped for what felt like 5 seconds then it felt like hitting the ground when in reality it probably fell and hit either an upcurrent or a bit of air no longer dropping quickly. There was an enormous bang, everyone was thrown up in the air, lots landing in the aisles and I looked out the window at the wings which were flapping like a bird's wings. Mega scary and there were just bumps and bruises but yeah, dodgy stuff.

[@HuplesCat]

Did he work for Boeing?

[@mikedennington8856]

he was a whistleblower

[@happycat88888]

stupid nothing to do with Boeing. Singapore Airlines flight from London which was hit by severe turbulence. got that?

[@TheSwinners94]

@@happycat88888 It's called a joke. lighten up soldier!

[@HuplesCat]

@@happycat88888 Calling strangers stupid while blindly missing the entire point of the comment is a specialty 🙂

[@ekimandersom4478]

Who still works at 76 years old ?

[@AR-1806]

How‘s the crew?

[@BaSiC47]

Nice to see all the aviation experts came together in the comments.

[@user-oq4be3ir7z]

What really happened?

[@ryanwisbey3387]

How the hell does turbulence kill someone. Unless he wasnt in his seat at any point and had a bizarre accident

[@jayasuryaraveendran]

Panic

[@nokaton]

Thai authority reported the deceased, aged 75, British nationality, had heart attack.

[@Zeal846]

Heart attack 😂common sense right

[@silvarajoomuniandy4316]

Heart attack by panic shock, created by sudden turbulence. Its utter stupidity to zero in to normal heart attack.

[@Kazoom28]

It was just after lunch unfortunately and there were many movement to and from the toilet

[@NYCboy786]

There was no sound of the seat belt before it hit the clouds. OMG😢

[@edwinbeckmann4127]

I used to not wear my seat belt until I started watching Mayday/Air Crash Investigation. We all long to be free... But at what cost.

[@dia3375]

So much airplane accidents these days crazy

[@MrSchwabentier]

Not more than before

At least the doors stayed on.

[@papa-dt1cv]

What "kills" the man?😢

[@dr.yeminswe8860]

Exact video I'm looking for.. every news outlets tell what happen without any real airline vidoes and I even don't wanna hear the repetitive story anymore... This one say nothing, just real incident inside airlines video , exactly what I'm looking for

[@AFGboy456]

Interesting.

[@bingo737]

Where did the turbulence take place??? Above the Himalayas?

[@ekimandersom4478]

Myanmar

[@Ali-jz9rv]

How's the pilot?

[@gagsjjmomom9014]

And i was planning to travel there in the summer :(

[@AllCelebritiesSite]

scary when tht happen. sometimes.small turbulence i also scare

[@user-rw6xr9kf8o]

Every passengers became a Super Mario

[@TheWolfsnack]

What? No one wears seat belts anymore?

[@Mattjki]

I'm buckling my seatbelt at my desk.

[@CHAOS-lp9ob]

heart attack

[@cypresse1620]

Wear seatbelts all the time😮😮

[@Isgx-ki8zz]

Well guess who isn’t flying a plane anymore

[@marycohen4502]

Praying

[@untissify]

does nothing.

[@DomesticDave]

The anti-turbulence bolts were missing

[@codrinmicusan446]

They forgot to change the turbulence fluid

[@hyui5096]

The anti turbulence shamen was missing

[@eddieflxible379]

what a stupid comment

[@Jack_Warner]

When the 7/7 attacks were reported on BBC London, in 2005. Jon Gaunt was telling everyone it was a "Power Surge". I remember listening to the coverage as I drove my van on that day.

[@russyJ20]

Bombs are basically surges of power so Jon wasn't far off

[@TheManLab7]

That exactly what I heard as well because they didn't know what it was at first. The amount of power underground trains use is crazy and if there was a short or a transformer $h!t the bed then it definitely would of sounded like the biggest explosion going.

[@DeuceBiggerHo]

Yeah I remember that. They deliberately give fake news to avoid panic before the truth comes out later.

[@Jack_Warner]

@@TheManLab7 Oddly, I've never heard of a power surge on the underground, ever.

[@someusername1]

Yes. I always thought that was a pre-prepared story for a mass casualty event on the Tube. Something to feed the people until the real story became evident.

[@RandomVideosFirst]

Imagine it wasn’t wind shear or turbulence but in fact another malfunction on a Boeing plane , they don’t want to mention Boeing having another issue after the months of issues and incidents this past year . Would plummet the share price even further down ….

[@Roberto-lg7jx]

I fasten my seat belts even in smooth condition, maybe a bit loosened, but still I am protected in split second turbulence attacks

[@NintendoSwitchGamer16]

RIP

[@user-ez2qk9rx1y]

มันรุนแรงน่ากลัว

[@BrandyHeng007]

Everything falling apart , the company and nation.

[@Enver_Hoxha61]

Dammmmm greg was right about turbulence in DOWAK 12

[@jaydelacruz2008]

Gosh, I always dread turbulence! Makes me say my Rosary!

[@PetsLife1984]

My friends.... Always keep your seat belts ❤

[@donhurst8459]

the automatic door plug didn't deploy

[@chandrajaipal4677]

OMG!!!

[@Battleneter]

Was the dead man the last Boeing whistleblower buy any chance?

[@Blurro]

Must've talked about the whistleblowder murders a little too loudly on there

[@jakehixon4073]

Finally built up the courage to book a long haul flight to Thailand this fall and this happens. Time to check the cancellation policy!

[@Panwardploen]

Thai here. From May to August is rainy season in this region. There are some turbulences (this case is somewhat extreme) but should be fine around fall.

[@BB-wb9lv]

It could have been turbulence, or maybe something else. Passengers describe the plane going along fine, then tilting up suddenly, followed by a rapid drop. This sounds to me like a classic stall situation. The plane tilts up for some reason - either pilot error or technical malfunction. And it loses speed and lift, and then stalls. Then the plane drops quickly until the speed and lift returns, and the pilot can then regain control of the plane. They may have been no turbulence here at all. This early report of turbulence comes from Singapore Air, and maybe it is not accurate. I will wait to see what the investigation tells us.

[@SDuapveer11]

Just wondering why only some of the air masks deployed. 🤔

[@russyJ20]

They weren't deployed, thats where the passengers without seatbelts were sat.

[@ianturpin9180]

Correction. British man dies of heart attack on plane during extreme turbulence.

[@benh6826]

I'm thinking he may have had the heart attack regardless of the turbulence, so not necessarily caused by the turbulence.

[@EricaSlays]

They say turbulence isn't dangerous..poor British guy That's when says fastened your seat belt ,do it!

[@Littlemiathedreamer1590]

RIP.. 😢😢 I am due to travel in August..

[@somethingisbaking2401]

Safe travels!

[@panjimahesa]

heat wave jet stream🤔

[@verleguntrumjr.2787]

I would never fly again.

[@Aaronb777]

It doesnt mean airplanes are not save anymore, planes are very safe

[@tdns.8773]

Always fasten your seatbelt please

[@jainee4507]

Poor guy wasnt expecting a trip to Alton Towers when he got on that flight. RIP.

[@bauer9101]

Very old, I’ll? Come on details please

[@bmofano]

he was 73, travelling with his wife

[@cookiecraze1310]

Heart attack, caused by panic from the turbulence.

[@bubba5273]

@@cookiecraze1310is that common? maybe he had a condition?

[@realvoicever]

So sad to hear it was a British expilot

[@ekimandersom4478]

Why is that relevant?

[@realvoicever]

@@ekimandersom4478 lots behind all

[@shahidmiah7014]

May God protect passenger's from this calamity

[@TheMrBitsy]

I can't imagine any comment so stupid. The event has happened already, so where was god on this occasion?

[@Jacksimon18909]

Why oh why is the lord never present to prevent the tragedy buts he's always there after to get some screen time? Sounds like the most exploitative self abusive relationship going.

[@untissify]

Clearly didn’t.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Why do they making such a huge fuss over this? Someone died on a plane It happens Move on

[@yankj7647]

Singapore Airlines is expected to drop out of the top 10.

[@somethingisbaking2401]

What a stupid comment

[@RealMR_Planey]

Why? It's not the airlines fault

[@Vifnis]

Bro was on a Red Eye from London and died 90% the way there... oooof

[@prettywomankitche]

Can't wait for the Daily Mail to call it a Boeing problem.... woah mothernature with turbulence which can happen to any flight in the world is a boeing problem

[@RealMR_Planey]

Your the only person that I have found that isn't blaming boeing

[@BenGmanUk]

Apparently the left phalange was missing.

[@ernishant13]

Same thing happened in airindia flight 13th May 2023 . NOBODY REPORTED it. Delhi to Sydney flight. That's power of indian politics

[@Thesiblings345]

This is alike of red eye

[@partyparrot8495]

He wasn't a Boeing whistleblower was he?

[@phyutungjoe8219]

😱😱😱

[@jdasnuggles7376]

Sad world we live in that we have to talk about this over and over again. It’s only a story because it’s a major airline. Nobody would care if it was a low tier airline like Royal Jordanian. Wouldn’t attract much traffic to profit from.

[@packalips]

Why these happens in Asia a lot..is thr weather conditions in asia are harsh?

[@tufsoft1]

why call it "footage" when it's recorded on a phone? Should call it "byteage".

[@HORNET6]

Wasn’t killed by turbulence though was he?

[@sock1]

The same turbulence also injured 30 other people

[@Ryuuko-chan]

Boeing 777-300ER

[@pigcultleader]

of course its a boeing

[@RealMR_Planey]

There's nothing wrong with Boeing, if a Airbus plane went though IT WOULD OF HAD TURBULENCE! Blame the flight route or the pilots

[@trafalgarq805]

For people saying the turbulence didn't cause it, 30 more people were injured do to the same turbulence.

[@PSB-Universe]

Boeing 777