Joyzette also attests that the company is avoiding turbulence, including not serving hot drinks or meals whenever the seat belt sign is on.
Singapore Airlines (SIAL.) has adjusted its policies on the use of its in-flight seatbelt signs and modified at least one flight path after a fatal accident occurred midweek on one of its aircrafts, which resulted in the death of one passenger and serious injuries to several others who are currently in critical condition.
The measure also cited in the statement regards the prohibition of serving hot drinking water or meals where the seatbelt sign is on, which is exposed to the viewers of Singapore’s Channel News Asia.
Rather, SIA will continue to review our processes as safety for our passengers and flight crews remains paramount, it added.
The airline was not available to comment on the issue, according to a request made to it by the Reuters newspaper.
This happened during the SQ321 London flight to Singapore on May 21, where 60 passengers were injured by sudden extreme turbulence over the Irrawaddy at a height of 37,001 feet. An old man, aged 73 and from Britain, was found dead on the ship, presumed to have died of a heart attack.
The captain of the flight is reported to have successfully maneuvered the Boeing 777-300ER, with 211 passengers and 18 crew members on board, to make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.
The airline has performed two flights since the turbulence incident and has not traversed the sky above the particular part of Myanmar where the anomaly happened about 3 hours prior to the expected landing. According to trackers FlightRadar 24, the aircraft flew over the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
