“The plane shook and fell sharply a second later.” says a Canadian passenger on a Singapore Airlines flight who had to make an emergency landing in Bangkok yesterday after “sudden and severe turbulence” left one person dead and dozens injured.

“There was no warning. The plane began to shake and a second later it fell sharply. T“The whole thing lasted about two seconds.” the agency assures EFE in a telephone conversation, a passenger who preferred to preserve his identity and was traveling with his wife.

Both remained unharmed after the incident. they were wearing seat belts “We felt like we were on a roller coaster,” he describes, “but we didn’t jump out of the seat,” unlike other unrestrained passengers in front and around us.

“They flew to the ceiling, I hit him and fall again… Other objects, such as carts (with food and drinks) too… There were so many hits that holes were visible in the panels (of the device), ”he notes.

The man, a resident of Singapore – the final destination of flight SQ321, which was en route from London to the Asian city-state – believes the moment of shaking – about 2.5 hours before landing and ten hours after take-off, while flying over Myanmar – It was “very unfortunate.”

“Everyone woke up goes to the toilet, the crew is preparing breakfast… If this had happened an hour earlier, when almost everyone was asleep, the damage would have been minimal,” he points out.

“Many crew members They got injured because they weren’t sitting most limped or bled to death afterwards,” he adds.

One dead and dozens wounded

The deceased represents 73-year-old British theater director suffered a heart attack, and among the dozens of injured, twenty are in intensive care, according to a statement today from Samitivej Hospital in Bangkok, where most of the victims were admitted.

According to the Canadian, The doctor treating him on the plane tried unsuccessfully to save him. and after “great effort” the lives of the British.

Among the wounded are A 42-year-old Spanish national traveling with his 38-year-old wife and who has the “bruise,” as the agency learned EFE.

For their part, the Canadian citizen and his wife They are already in Singaporeas they were among 131 passengers and 12 crew who traveled on a charter flight with the airline this morning, whose chief executive Goh Chun Fong today apologized for the “traumatic experience”.

Other 79 passengers and six crew remain in Bangkok.This includes those receiving medical care and family members who traveled with them.

As the airline reported yesterday, the plane There were 211 passengers and 18 crew members on board. the majority are Australian (56), British (47) and Singaporean (41), plus two Spaniards.

Sharp fall

According to the portal FlightRadarwhich records flights around the world, the Boeing 777-300 ER suddenly lost altitude for 4 minutes, causing it to descend from 37,000 to 31,000 feet (11,200 meters to 9,400 meters) when it apparently managed to stabilize. .

However, according to the story of a Canadian interviewed EFE, which coincides with that of other passengers, the sharp descent caused by turbulence took only a few secondsso these almost 2000 meters of altitude loss will also include the time of the pilot’s deliberate descent after the shock.

Once the plane has gained stability, The crew began counting the wounded. “After finding that there were several critics, the pilot announced an emergency landing,” which took place at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok around 3:45 p.m. local time on Tuesday.

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Singapore Airlines, the second best airline in the world after Qatar Airways according to the World Airline Awards, said today that “fully cooperating” with authorities to investigate the incident.

(according to information from EFE)