SQ321 LHR-SIN Encountered Severe Turbulence [At least 1 Fatality and 30 Injured]

[Sprucegoose]

I put on the seatbelt when i sleep

As one ought to and is required by all safety-focused airlines. I put my on all the time when seated. I have been on enough flights to understand life can change quickly.

 

[Sprucegoose]

Pretty bad.
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Geez, that's one hell of a belting. Imagine F with all that Krug dripping from the ceiling,

 

[Quickstatus]

Well I happily pay the $50 safety tax to fly Qantas on the golden triangle

How would $50 or for that matter $500 prevent an incident like this from happening

 

[axkhanna1]

For the pilots why would it have dropped that much during turbulence? @AviatorInsight @jb747

That looked like a controlled/requested descent to a lower altitude. The incident happened a little earlier and the altitude deviation doesn't seem like a lot (at least according to one of the flight tracking websites). As noted in a later comment, QF2 took a route sightly southerly to SQ 321 but BA15's route isn't much different to SQ321. Great reminder to keep the seatbelts fastened at all times.

 

[simong]

x.com this looks legit, damage is insane.

 

[fly2earth]

I always imagine these kinds of scenarios when going to the in flight bathrooms and the safety belt sign switches on (and i am still in the middle of doing my business from all the lounge food /in flight food). Probably next time don't consume so much..

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You know what they always say: Better to be "safe" than "sorry". No regrets that way (hopefully). And justifiable too.

The more you fly, the more likely you..(rhymes with fly).

How would $50 or for that matter $500 prevent an incident like this from happening

What I mean is I would happily pay $50 for a "safer" airline given with a good safety track record. I mean it is the most rational choice as opposed to a more budget-conscious choice which is also rational considering which variable you value more: safety versus money? I would trust a company that is too big to fail to take all precautions from these types of situations happening. As for other companies that could dissolve any minute probably less so.

 

[Sprucegoose]

That looked like a controlled/requested descent to a lower altitude.

Pics (if accurate) depict oxygen masks deployed. I am confident the pilots on this forum will correctly interpret why this may have been the case.

 

[Quickstatus]

What I mean is I would happily pay $50 for a "safer" airline given with a good safety track record.

Same question - how would $50 or $500 prevent this incident?

 

[Quickstatus]

Pics (if accurate) depict oxygen masks deployed.

Looks to me that the panels were dislodged and the masks fell through rather than drployed?.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Pics (if accurate) depict oxygen masks deployed. I am confident the pilots on this forum will correctly interpret why this may have been the case.

Not uncommon to see this in similar incidents of severe turbulence. Just a structural issue, releasing overhead units and panels.

 

[fly2earth]

Same question - how would $50 or $500 prevent this incident?

You'd have imagined the higher airfare trickles down to the higher investment in the companies that would lead to higher salaries and more staff benefits/better wellbeing=safer flights. Don't tell me you won't pay the $50 safety tax given the alternative is Malaysian or Air Asia given all other variables are exactly the same...

At least I will be at peace with myself. Versus taking an alternative airline having an incident and being haunted by skimping on fees by taking the cheapest flight.

 

[kpc]

FYI....the "Ignore" function is a very handy tool.

 

[Sprucegoose]

What I mean is I would happily pay $50 for a "safer" airline given with a good safety track record

Have you flown many times to remote African airports and airstrips?

 

[Must...Fly!]

No point speculating. Seatbelts help but they won't save you from a 7kg backpack to the head if someone else has stood up and is getting their bag out at the wrong time.

Sending best to the passengers, I'm sure it has been a very traumatic experience, most of all for the relatives of the deceased.

 

[fly2earth]

Have you flown many times to remote African airports and airstrips?

No but I have flown Lion Air's (one of the most unsafe airlines) subsidiary new start up airline CityLink (so more unsafe than unsafe) that have no safety rating and even though it was a fun experience I would not do that on a daily basis due to probability and statistics. Heck the terminal looks like a bus stop and the baggage check is a joke. But I enjoyed it nevertheless even though I know it is a foolish decision.

 

[robbo135]

FYI....the "Ignore" function is a very handy tool

Sound advice

Looks like the damage in the galley was caused by a service trolley that got flung up?

 

[Quickstatus]

Don't tell me you won't pay the $50 safety tax given the alternative is Malaysian or Air Asia given all other variables are exactly the same...

This thread is about severe turbulence affecting a 777 and its occupants...I fail to understand how $50 or even $500 tax would prevent something like this.

Also, the simplistic characterisation of an airfare price differential as indicative of safety is likely quite naive. But this thread is not about price differentials.

 

[Scarlett]

…and you won’t get anything logical back QS. Safest to just not feed the troll.

 

[N860CR]

For the pilots why would it have dropped that much during turbulence? @AviatorInsight @jb747

I’ve read “dropped 6000’” in 3 minutes or 7 minutes, depending on the article. Both are fairly shallow descents. 7 minutes on the side of “very shallow”. Neither are drops. Likely a result of the crew slowly descending to find a smoother altitude. “Drops” associated with turbulence aren’t a particularly large altitude excursion.

 

[Quickstatus]

that would lead to higher salaries and more staff benefits/better wellbeing=safer flights

So how do higher salaries and more staff benefits mitigate against sudden severe turbulence?