Singapore Airlines is offering injured passengers compensation after a flight from London to Singapore was hit by severe turbulence last month. One man died and dozens suffered injuries on the Boeing 777 Singapore Airlines flight on 21 May after the plane hit turbulence so bad it dropped 54m in just four seconds.
' In the immediate aftermath of the incident, the airline provided each passenger with around £500 and they have been covering medical expenses, as well as arranging for family members and loved ones to fly to Bangkok - where it made an emergency landing. The plane hit turbulence over the Andaman Sea, carrying 211 passengers at the time.