Singapore Airlines Turbulence: What happened?

File photo dated 03/06/09 of a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 landing at Heathrow Airport.

File photo dated 03/06/09 of a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 landing at Heathrow Airport. Inset (Ms Gurukanthi)

One man is dead and at least thirty others are injured, after a Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence en route to Singapore from London. What happened and is this turbulence could be avoided? Ms Gurukanthi Dhinakaran who is a Flight Instructor with experience in safe flight operations in compliance with policies and procedures explains more.


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