Caught in turbulence on Singapore Airlines… one passenger dead

On the 21st, an interior view of a Singapore Airlines SQ321 flight that made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. The ceiling luggage bins are falling down, and emergency oxygen masks are scattered everywhere. The day before, this flight from London to Singapore encountered turbulence near the airspace of Myanmar and made an emergency landing. At an altitude of 11,300m, the aircraft descended rapidly to 9,400m in just 3 minutes, causing items such as cell phones and shoes to fly around the cabin. Passengers who did not fasten their seat belts were thrown up to the ceiling, sustaining head injuries. Among the 229 passengers, one person died and over 70 were injured. The deceased was a 73-year-old passenger of British nationality, and the cause of death is suspected to be a heart attack, as reported by foreign media outlets. CNN reported on that day that in the US alone, 65,000 aircraft encounter turbulence each year, and the frequency and intensity of turbulence are increasing due to the effects of climate change.