Europe tour for Malaysian family on SQ321 ends in Bangkok hospital; expectant mother among injured


Eva Khoo's brother and sister-in-law were injured during flight SQ321 on May 21. - Courtesy of Eva Khoo

SINGAPORE: Eva Khoo panicked when she first learnt that her family, including her brother and two-month pregnant sister-in-law, was on the ill-fated Singapore Airlines (SIA) Flight SQ321 on May 21.

After the 34-year-old Malaysian event specialist got a call from the travel agency which her family booked the trip with, she flew to Bangkok, where the plane was diverted to after experiencing severe extreme turbulence over the Irrawaddy Basin in Myanmar.

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