Airport issues update on Singapore Airlines flight hit by turbulence as man dies and seven 'critically injured'
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukAn airport has released a statement after a 73-year-old British national died from a possible heart attack after a flight to Singapore hit turbulence.
A spokesperson for Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, where the flight was diverted to, confirmed the man's death while also stating that seven other people were seriously injured.
A passenger on board Flight SQ321 said the plane experienced a "dramatic drop" while passengers were "launched immediately into the ceiling" as they weren't wearing seatbelts.
The flight, operated by a Boeing 777-300ER ket, departed at 10.17pm on Monday and was diverted to Bangkok, landing at 3.45pm local time - 9.45am BST - on Tuesday.
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