The Boeing 777-312ER encountered severe clear-air turbulence over the Irrawaddy Basin in Myanmar, around 360 nautical miles (667 km; 414 mi) from Bangkok. The plane fell into an air pocket while the cabin crew were serving breakfast. When the plane encountered the turbulence next, the passengers and objects were thrown into the air. Tracking data showed that the aircraft was at an altitude of 37,000 feet (11,278 m) at the time of the encounter.
One passenger died and thirty others were injured, seven critically. Among the injured occupants were 23 passengers and nine crew members. The fatality was a 73-year-old British man who was suffering from a heart condition and likely died from a heart attack. Images show that the oxygen masks were deployed while parts of the plane's interior appeared damaged.
The flight was diverted to Bangkok, where it made an emergency landing at 15:45 local time. Thai officials said that Singapore would send a relief aircraft to carry passengers to the original destination of Changi Airport; the relief flight carried 131 passengers and 12 crew members and arrived in Singapore the next morning.
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