Dozens injured during flight.
The news conference in Bangkok airport has finished, so let’s bring you some updated figures on the number of people injured on the Singapore Airlines flight.
One man, a 73-year-old British national, has died, and likely suffered a heart attack, authorities say.
Seven people are in a critical condition following the severe turbulence.
In a previous post, we told you 23 passengers and nine crew members have been injured. The number of passengers injured is in fact much more, with 53 passengers and one crew member hurt.
Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam issued a statement on his social media accounts, expressing βcondolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased.β
βWe do not have the details of those affected, but know that the government ministries and agencies, as well as SIA, are doing their utmost to support all those affected and working with the authorities in Bangkok, where the plane had been diverted to,β Shanmugaratnam said.
