Up that comes on tuesday . Good evening. A british man has died and 47 others have been injured after a flight from heathrow hit severe turbulence on its way to singapore. Passengers say within seconds of the Seat Belt Sign being turned on the aircraft plummeted thousands of feet, throwing passengers, crew and belongings around the cabin. It fell with such force that some hit with force and went through the plastic ceiling of the plane, where the oxygen masks are routinely fitted. The flight data shows the plane falling about 5,000ft, from a Cruising Altitude of 37,000ft in the space ofjust two minutes. It was then diverted to bangkok airport. Singapore airlines confirmed that a british man, 73 years of age, who had a previous heart condition, died, possibly from a heart attack. His wife has also been taken to hospital. Of the 46 passengers and one crew member injured, seven are said to be in a severe condition in hospital. A further 23 are described as having medium injuries. Singapor
It shows the debris and open Overhead Lockers as well as injured passengers being stretchered off the plane, while ambulances waited on the tarmac. One of the Singapore Airlines crew told a passenger it was the worst turbulence shed experienced in her 30 year career. This was the scene on the tarmac with Emergency Services surrounding the plane. The singapore bound aircraft was diverted to bangkok and landed at 3. 16pm in the afternoon local time. It was carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew. Our South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head has this report. Ina in a moment, we will speak live with our correspondent live in singapore, but here is our Southeast Asia correspondentJonathan Head with the very latest. Shaken by their terrifying ordeal, the passengers were met by several ambulances as they landed in bangkok. Theyd been eating their breakfast when the boeing airliner plunged without warning. Jerry was travelling with six other Family Members to a wedding in australia. Bit of turb
Inside the cabin of flight 50321 from london to singapore, after it hit extreme turbulence in the skies over myanmar. It led to the death of a british passenger in his 70s who had a suspected heart attack and more than 50 other people on the Singapore Airlines flight were injured, seven of them critically. And just look at this graph that shows the altitude of the plane over several hours you can see how the plane plummeted by around 6,000 feet in just a few minutes. Not everyone had a seat belt on, and objects and passengers were hurled around the cabin by the turbulence. The plane then made an Emergency Diversion to bangkok in thailand, from where our South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head joins us. Here at Bangkok Airport they have sent a special flight to pick up those passengers who did not need medical treatment to help but get on to their ultimate destination in singapore but we believe more than 70 people needed to be treated in hospital here in thailand. Some of those wer
Forjustice have been heard. In a moment of unity, the Opposition Benches agreed. And i repeat our commitment to work on a cross party basis to help deliver the Compensation Scheme and get the money, the final money to victims, as soon as possible. So who will get compensation . Therell be payments to those infected or their estate if theyve died, also to those affected partners, family and friends looking after a loved one. Payments will be exempt from tax and not means tested. The final payment will be made by the end of the year. Therell be interim payouts of 210,000 within 90 days to those infected. This follows a first interim payment in 2022. Itll be run by a new body led by sir Robert Francis, whos already drawn up Compensation Plans for the inquiry. So what did the treloar students think . Very pleased to hear that sir Robert Francis will be chairing it, looking across this for us, because, as they say, his report was everything we could have wanted and more. The devils in the d