The Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight that operated flight SQ321 affected by turbulence returned to Singapore on Sunday, five days after making an emergency landing in Bangkok.
The plane landed in Singapore at 1:39 p.m., SIA said in response to a CNA inquiry.
According to flight tracking service Flightradar24, the plane (now SQ9071) departed Bangkok at 10:49 a.m. local time.
“SIA has obtained the vital approvals from the relevant authorities in Singapore and Thailand, investigators and the aircraft manufacturer, and the aircraft has been cleared by our engineering and operations teams prior to departure,” the airline told CNA on Sunday.
SQ321 was flying from London to Singapore on May 21, carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew, when it encountered extreme turbulence. One passenger died and several other others were injured, which caused an emergency diversion of the Boeing 777-300ER.
On Saturday evening, SIA said 53 passengers and one crew member remained in Bangkok.
“This includes 43 passengers and one crew member who are being treated in hospital,” he said.
SIA also said it was in touch with passengers and crew members on board SQ321, including those still in Bangkok.
“On request, we have facilitated travel to Bangkok for their families and loved ones.”
The airline added that it’s fully cooperating with the relevant authorities within the investigation of the incident.
Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said on Friday that investigators had obtained and were analyzing data from the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder.
Singapore’s Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB), a part of the Ministry of Transport, sent investigators to Bangkok to analyze what happened. Investigators from the United States also went to Thailand.
