Thomas Mackintosh,Katy Austin
Early investigations into the severe turbulence that hit a Singapore Airlines flight last Tuesday revealed that the plane quickly accelerated and accelerated, dropping roughly 178 feet ( 54 meters ) over the course of 4 and a half seconds.
When the London- Singapore trip encountered the turmoil over Myanmar and was diverted to Thailand, one European traveler died and lots more were hurt.
Taiwanese investigators have extracted information from the cockpit voice recorder and aircraft data recorder of the aircraft.
Singapore Airlines stated that it was working with the authorities and paying for the care of the injured passengers and crew, including clinical and medical costs.
According to the preliminary findings of the Transportation Safety Investigation Bureau ( TSIB ), there were rapid upward and downward accelerations that resulted in injuries for those without seatbelts who rose out of their seats and then slid back down.
ReutersThe airline reported that the flight, which was 37, 000 feet ( 11, 300 meters ) in the southwest of Myanmar, probably flew over an area of “developing convective activity” until it passed over an area of “developing convective activity.”
At 07: 49: 40 GMT, it immediately accelerated backward over 0.6 moments, which probably “resulted in the inhabitants who were not belted up to be airborne”.
Then the aircraft accelerated for more than four seconds, causing flying passengers to fall backward.
According to aviation professional Dr. Guy Gratton, the result can be compared to “putting an egg inside a metal box, and shaking the box up and down.”
” After the planes were informed by the house staff that there were injured people in the room, the decision was made to divert to Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand”, the statement continued.
The planes were able to make a” handled heritage from 37, 000 feet” about 17 days after the turbulence event, according to the statement, adding that the aircraft did not experience any further significant turmoil on its way to Bangkok.
Additionally, the aircraft requested medical attention to the plane upon arrival.
TSIB, which operates under Singapore’s travel department, said its investigations were continued.
There were 211 passengers and 18 crew onboard the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, according to Singapore Airlines.
Geoff Kitchen, 73, died from a suspected center attack ashore, while 104 other people were taken to Bangkok’s Samitivej Hospital for treatment.
Ali Bukhari, 27, who was seated with his family Ramiza, told the BBC the plane went into” immediately freefall”.
” It was terrifying. It’s just like going down a horizontal rollercoaster”, he said.
” Elements of the interior of the planes were damaged, oxygen veils had all come out, but I assumed that was caused by the volatility,” but most of it was simply because everyone without a belt flew straight into the air and hit the ceiling.
” We saw blood on the ceiling … It was just full havoc. A lot of people were on the floors.”
On Tuesday’s journey, Singapore Airlines stated that it would continue to support the crew and passengers.
The airport stated on social media that” this includes covering their clinical and medical expenses, as well as any extra help they may have.”
Our best interests are the health and well-being of our employees and passengers.
” We sincerely appreciate the unmatched support that the governments of Singapore and Thailand, as well as our numerous partners and the medical team in both places and around the world, have provided.
Last Thursday, the chairman of Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital said workers initially treated six people for skull and brain injury, 22 for spinal injury, and 13 for bone, muscle and other wounds.
“We have never treated people with these kinds of injuries caused by turbulence,” Adinun Kittiratanapaibool told reporters.
As of Wednesday, 42 people who were on the journey were still in Bangkok, according to Singapore Airlines- of which 26 were in medical receiving medical treatment.