The incident’s meteorological conditions at the time were not disclosed.
Although most people associate turbulence with strong storms, “clear air” turbulence is the most deadly kind. Wind shear can happen in the clear air around thunderstorms or even in the wispy cirrus clouds because of the strong currents of fast-moving air caused by temperature and pressure variations.
In December, turbulence caused injuries to 41 passengers on two different flights in the United States, who were treated for their injuries over the course of two days. This incident brought attention to the problem of turbulence.
In a 2021 report, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said that from 2009 to 2018, turbulence was the cause of 37.6% of all accidents on bigger commercial aircraft. Following the December occurrences, the Federal Aviation Administration, another U.S. government body, reported that 146 people had suffered serious injuries due to turbulence between 2009 and 2021.
Boeing said it was in communication with Singapore Airlines and “stand ready to support them” in addition to sending its sympathies to the man’s family. The wide-body Boeing 777 is a workhorse of the aviation industry, primarily utilized by airlines worldwide for long-haul trips. The twin-engine, two-aisle 777-300ER model of the aircraft is bigger and has a higher passenger capacity than previous iterations.
22 of the aircraft are flown by Singapore Airlines, the flag carrier of the city-state, which has a fleet of over 140 aircraft. The parent business of the airline, which also runs the low-cost airline Scoot, is mostly controlled by the Temasek government investment conglomerate in Singapore.
Suriya Jungrungruangkit, Thailand’s minister of transportation, announced that Singapore was sending out a second aircraft to carry those who were able to fly. It arrived Tuesday evening in Bangkok.
In a Facebook post, Singapore’s Foreign Ministry, the Civil Aviation Authority, Changi Airport officials, and airline employees, along with the Minister of Transportation, Chee Hong Tat, stated that they “are providing support to the affected passengers and their families.”
The Transport Safety Investigation Bureau of the ministry announced that it will send investigators to Bangkok and that it was in contact with its Thai counterpart.
56 Australians, 2 Canadians, 1 German, 3 Indians, 2 Indonesians, 1 Icelander, 4 Irish, 1 Israeli, 16 Malaysians, 2 from Myanmar, 23 New Zealanders, 5 Filipinos, 41 from Singapore, 1 South Korean, 2 Spaniards, 47 from the United Kingdom, and 4 from the United States were among the passengers, according to Singapore Airlines.