A BRITISH airline passenger has died and many other people were injured when a Singapore Airlines flight from Heathrow Airport hit severe turbulence.

A spokesman for Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, where the flight was diverted to, said the 73-yearold man suffered a suspected heart attack.

He added that seven other people were seriously injured, with dozens more suffering minor injuries.

Singapore Airlines said the flight encountered "sudden extreme turbulence" over Myanmar's Irrawaddy Basin at 37,000 feet about 10 hours after departure, with the pilot declaring a medical emergency and diverting the plane to Bangkok. The flight was operated by a 16-year-old Boeing 777 jet.

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