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Singapore Airlines changes seatbelt rules, route after fatal turbulence

Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 was hit by extreme turbulence while flying over Myanmar on Tuesday [Reuters]

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has changed its seat belt rules and altered at least one flight route after a bout of extreme turbulence killed one passenger and left dozens of others hospitalised.

A 73-year-old British man died of a suspected heart attack and dozens of passengers were injured on Tuesday when their flight from London to Singapore was buffeted by severe turbulence, forcing an emergency landing in Bangkok.

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