--- title: "Turbulence Kills Passenger on Boeing Jet, Puts Seven in Critical Condition" description: "A Boeing jet experienced such major turbulence in a recent flight that one passenger died and dozens more were injured." date: "2024-05-21" modified: "2024-05-21" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/turbulence-kills-passenger-boeing" categories: - "Boeing" - "Future Society" - "Space" tags: - "#airlines" - "boeing" - "injuries" - "the digest" --- # Turbulence Kills Passenger on Boeing Jet, Puts Seven in Critical Condition ![A Boeing jet experienced such major turbulence in a recent flight that one passenger died and dozens more were injured.]() *\Image: Nicolas Economou / NurPhoto via Getty / Futurism\* ## Shaky Landing During a flight from London to Singapore, a Boeing jet experienced such major turbulence that one passenger died and dozens more were injured. As [*Reuters* reports](), food, luggage, and passengers were flung around the 777-300ER jet's cabin as it hit an air pocket and began to shake violently. Singapore Airlines has confirmed that a 73-year-old British man died, and it seems that the cause was cardiac arrest. At least 30 other people were injured, with 18 being sent to the hospital and seven of those in critical condition, per the airline. As [footage posted to social media]() and a passenger interview *Reuters* conducted indicate, the scene onboard the flight was terrifying "Suddenly the aircraft starts tilting up and there was shaking so I started bracing for what was happening, and very suddenly there was a very dramatic drop so everyone seated and not wearing a seatbelt was launched immediately into the ceiling," 28-year-old student and passenger Dzafran Azmir told the news wire. "Some people hit their heads on the baggage cabins overhead and dented it," he continued, "they hit the places where lights and masks are and broke straight through it." https://www.twitter.com/HezeriSamsuri/status/1792929930499551264 ## Emergency The jet made an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport, where the scene that unfolded sounds dire. "I saw things lying everywhere and many air crew injured," airport general manager Kittipong Kittikachorn said during a press conference. Photos and videos from the incident show just how scary the situation on board was, too. This incident couldn't come at a worse time for Boeing, which this year has faced [incident after incident]() as [pieces keep falling off of its planes]() and its [whistleblowers keep turning up dead](). In March, another Boeing jet — this one operated by United Airlines — was involved in [turbulence-related injuries](). In that instance, seven passengers on the last leg of a flight from Tel Aviv to Newark had to be hospitalized due to injuries incurred during the shakiness experienced on the 787 jet as it passed through high winds, though all appeared to be alright after getting checked out. While it's hard to tell how much of this year's bad press is confirmation bias, it nevertheless is [making people afraid to fly]() — and especially [afraid to fly Boeing](). **More on Boeing:** [*Leak Discovered in Problem-Plagued Boeing Spacecraft Before Astronaut Launch*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()