BANGKOK (Reuters) – Forty-three people on board a Singapore Airlines (OTC:) flight that was hit by severe turbulence remain hospitalized in Bangkok four days after the emergency, a hospital in the Thai capital said on Saturday.
The 43 patients are in three different hospitals in Bangkok, Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital said in a statement.
At Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, which has 34 of the patients, seven are in intensive care – three Australians, two Malaysians, a Briton and a New Zealander, the statement said.
The remaining 27 patients on the flight to hospital included eight Britons, six Australians, five Malaysians and two Filipino citizens, the statement said.
Two people were discharged from Samitivej Srinakarin, while two from Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital were transferred to Samitivej Srinakarin to join hospitalized relatives, the statement said.
On Thursday, the director of Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital told reporters that 22 patients had spinal cord injuries and six had brain and skull injuries, but none were life-threatening.
One passenger died of a suspected heart attack and dozens were injured on Tuesday after Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321, flying from London to Singapore, encountered what the airline described as sudden, extreme turbulence while flying over Myanmar.
The flight carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew members was diverted to Bangkok for an emergency landing.
