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London-Singapore flight: one dead and 30 injured

Plane forced to make emergency landing due to violent turbulence

One person deceased and around 30 injured: this is the toll of an emergency landing at the Thai airport of Bangkok made in the last few hours by the pilot of a B-777/300ER aircraft (registration 9V-SWM) operated by the airline Singapore Airlines. The commander was forced to carry out the maneuver after experiencing violent turbulence at high altitude. According to an initial reconstruction of the...

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Bangkok, Thailandia, 05/21/2024 14:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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