Into bangkok airport and rushing to meet it on the tarmac, as i mentioned, with ambulances coming around, we have lines of them treating people at a makeshift Field Hospital that was set up on the tarmac. The airline has released a statement. Thats a Brief Overview of what we know so far but there are a lot of live updates on the bbc website. We have heard from passengers and crew members who said this was the worst turbulence they have seen in their 30 year career. You can find all of that here on the bbc live page. Courtney bembridge there. Now we can return to the uk Blood Scandal because the government and ministers have confirmed the first full compensation to victims, interim payments of £210,000, will be paid within 90 days for the most urgent cases. Early on i spoke to a man who represents 1500 victims and their families to get his reaction to the details laid out. The families to get his reaction to the details laid out. Details laid out. The Immediate Reaction is details lai
Hello and welcome to verified live. One passenger has been killed and seven people are critically injured and everyone on board a flight from london to singapore are instead in the thai capital bangkok. The man who died was a 73 old british passenger thought to have had a heart attack. Passengers took these pictures inside the plane. They clearly show the debris, the damage and the open Overhead Lockers as well as injured passengers being stretchered off the plane. One of the Singapore Airlines crew told a passenger it was the worst turbulence shed experienced in her 30 year career. On the tarmac, Emergency Services surrounded the plane. The singapore bound aircraft was diverted to bangkok and landed at 3. 1i5pm in the afternoon local time. There were 211 passengers and 18 crew. Lets hear from someone who was on that plane. Tough day . Definitely, yes, or some of m tough day . Definitely, yes, or some ofm life, tough day . Definitely, yes, or some of my life, actually. Tough day . Defi