Airline Changes Seatbelt Policy After Fatal Turbulence

CNN Travel reports:

Singapore Airlines has tweaked its in-flight seatbelt sign policies and altered at least one flight route after a turbulence incident this week killed one person and left dozens more hospitalized, according to the airline and flight data.

The airline is adopting a more cautious approach to turbulence, including not serving hot drinks or meals when the seatbelt sign is on, it said in a statement to Singapore broadcaster Channel News Asia.

As of late Thursday, May 23, 46 passengers and two crew members were hospitalized in Bangkok; 19 others were still in Bangkok, the airline said.

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Singapore Airlines has altered at least one flight route and tweaked its in-flight seatbelt sign policies. It comes after a turbulence incident on a flight this week killed one person and left dozens hospitalized https://t.co/bl08TNDqw0 pic.twitter.com/KT1aFhPR53

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