Singapore investigators analyse recorders from turbulence-hit flight


An Australian passenger (centre) who was injured on the flight talks to reporters at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital in Bangkok on May 23, 2024. - AP

SINGAPORE: Singapore investigators are analysing a cockpit voice recorder and a flight data recorder after one passenger died and more than 100 were injured when a Singapore Airlines plane hit severe turbulence this week, the country's transport minister said on Friday (May 24).

Passengers and crew aboard flight SQ321 suffered skull, brain and spine injuries when they were thrown violently around the cabin during Tuesday's terrifying high-altitude ordeal.

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