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Singapore Airlines offers Sh1.3m to passengers hurt by turbulence

Officials gather around the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER airplane as it is parked on the tarmac at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on May 22, 2024. [AFP]

Singapore Airlines (SIA) said Tuesday it had offered $10,000 in compensation to passengers who suffered minor injuries on a flight hit by extreme turbulence last month and will discuss higher payouts with those more badly hurt.

A 73-year-old British man died and several other passengers and crew onboard flight SQ321 from London suffered skull, brain and spine injuries during the terrifying high-altitude ordeal.

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