Singapore Airlines Flight 321

Singapore Airlines Flight 321

9V-SWM, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 2021
Accident
Date	21 May 2024 (2024-05-21)
Summary	In-flight turbulence, under investigation
Site	Over Myaungmya District, Myanmar 16°29′06″N 95°11′24″E / 16.48500°N 95.19000°E / 16.48500; 95.19000
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 777-312ER[a]
Operator	Singapore Airlines
IATA flight No.	SQ321
ICAO flight No.	SIA321
Call sign	SINGAPORE 321
Registration	9V-SWM
Flight origin	Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom
Destination	Changi Airport, Singapore
Occupants	229
Passengers	211
Crew	18
Fatalities	1
Injuries	104
Survivors	228

On 21 May 2024, a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-312ER operating as Flight 321, flying a scheduled passenger flight from London Heathrow Airport to Singapore Changi Airport carrying 229 occupants on board, encountered severe turbulence over Myanmar, resulting in 1 death and 104 injuries. The aircraft subsequently made an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport. The accident was Singapore Airlines' first fatal aviation accident since the crash of Flight 006 in 2000 and the first fatal accident involving the Boeing 777 since Emirates Flight 521 in 2016.
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