Singapore’s transport investigators in Bangkok to probe SQ321 incident

Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321 had experienced turbulence on May 21 over the Irrawaddy Basin in Myanmar, about 10 hours after leaving London. - PHOTO: AFP

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Officers from Singapore’s Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) have arrived in the Thai capital Bangkok to investigate the sudden extreme turbulence that hit Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321, leaving one passenger dead and dozens injured.

The Singapore-bound Boeing 777-300ER had experienced turbulence on May 21 over the Irrawaddy Basin in Myanmar, about 10 hours after leaving London.