20 in ICUs after deadly turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight, Bangkok officials say

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Published 2024-05-22

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  • @timothyexner
    "dropped 100 feet?" Every other report has said the plane dropped 6000 feet. That's a pretty major discrepancy.
  • @KnownAsLeo
    The important lesson here: when flying ALWAYS keep your seatbelt fastened, even when the flight is ok. We've been taught do to this when in a car, do the same when in a plane.
  • @kininga
    This is the reason I always wear my seatbelt throughout the duration of the flight
  • Head & neck trauma. Has to be pretty serious for them to be in the ICU. I can totally see the older gentlemen suffering from a cardiac event from the shock. Especially if he already had some cardiac issues. Poor man was literally scared to death. That had to of been a terrifying severe turbulence encounter! RIP 😢
  • @Aymenalyf
    Respect to the pilot that smart handling this situation
  • @HWolfe
    Ex airline crew for many years. CAT happens. Can happen anytime during the flight When seated wear your seatbelt a little bit loser but WEAR it. Been in a drop. They are surreal. 6,000 ft is just insane. Condolences to that man's family, and get well to all the others involved including the crew members
  • @4everu984
    Humans never meant to travel 1,000’s of miles in hours. Flight still a miracle.
  • @ima19847
    I will keep my seat belt on at all times now 😮
  • The fact the Plane stayed intact is a fitting tribute to all the flight crew and the amazing engineering of one of the safest planes in the sky.
  • @ctfh1236
    what about the other flights in the same area at the same time. They did not experience tragedy, their pilots avoided that turbulence and thunderstorm area
  • @isobelcash5130
    One comment on here said the pilot may have been a cowboy. How totally disrespectfull. I have flown all over the World with Singapore airlines and wont fly anyone else. The pilots did a fantastic job of getting aircraft safley on ground. You cant always see what going on in the heavans so i think the airline should be commended for their actions. I would fly SQ anytime. This could happen to any airline. I experienced similar ordeal with another airline in 1977. We cannot control what is going on in the heavens thousands of feet off ground. We cannot control natural events like turbulence. I am right behind you S Q.
  • @Newcenturion100
    Well, I'm going to keep my belt on unless I'm going to use the restroom.
  • @silva7493
    This is why I stay seated (if possible, and usually for the entire flight) with my seatbelt fastened. I'm a retired Travel Agent, and I know that turbulence happens.
  • @22melhorn
    I never take off my seatbelt and I never go to the bathroom!
  • @Christian-vq8rd
    Condolences to the family of the man who died and those injured. I was on a flight where something similar happened while flying to Sydney back in 1991. While terrifying, it is still rare AND mostly safe AS LONG AS YOU'RE BUCKLED UP. I know people can suffer from fear of flying fir the rest if their lives from such incidents. Again, the incident should be investigated, but the safest way forward is to stay buckled up unless it is absolutely necessary not to.
  • I always put my seatt belt ..sad RIP and speed recovery to the injured
  • It is possible this is what happened to the flight in Malaysia that is missing