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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rebecca Ratcliffe and agencies

UNCOVERED: Singapore pm promises thorough investigation after severe turbulence on flight from london - Caught on Camera

Singapore Airlines aircraft
The Singapore Airlines aircraft on the tarmac after an emergency landing at a Bangkok airport. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

Singapore’s prime minister has promised a “thorough investigation” after a British passenger died and 20 required intensive care after severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight from London.

Confirming that 131 passengers and 12 crew had arrived in Singapore on a different plane, Lawrence Wong offered his condolences to the family of 73-year-old Geoffrey Kitchen, who died. According to authorities in Thailand, where the Singapore Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing, Kitchen had a heart condition and probably had a heart attack.

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