Frightened flyers renew Boeing boycott after Singapore Airlines disaster flight ... trends now
Flyers have vowed to double down on their boycott of Boeing after a Singapore Airlines flight ended in disaster when it hit turbulence, killing a passenger.
The aircraft hit an air pocket and plummeted an astonishing 6,000ft in just five minutes during the flight from London to Singapore.
The sudden drop unleashed mayhem onboard and forced the plane to make an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Geoffrey Kitchen, 73, has since been identified as the British musical theater director who died aboard the Boeing 777 plane on Tuesday.
Social media users have vowed to steer clear of boarding Boeing jets after a spate of well-publicized safety blunders involving the aviation giant's jets.
The sudden drop unleashed mayhem onboard and forced the plane to make an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi
Geoffrey Kitchen, 73, has since been identified as the British passenger who died aboard the Boeing 777 plane
On X, formerly known as Twitter, users said they would never fly on a Boeing plane again after the incident.
One person wrote: 'I am never flying Boeing again', while another commented: 'I'm actually never flying on a Boeing again'.
Another said: 'When I book a flight in 2024. Nonstop. Aisle seat. Not a Boeing plane. Then recheck number 3. Triple check it's not a Boeing.'
The Boeing share price took a hit this morning after the incident aboard the flight, but has since recovered. Hitting a low of $183.11, before rising to $186.39.
Questions over safety have plagued the manufacturer ever since a door plug blew out of a 737 Max on an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
Pilots were able to land the plane safely, but the incident has cast Boeing into its deepest crisis since the deadly crashes of two Max jets in 2018 and 2019, blamed on a substandard computer system.
Current and former Boeing employees have accused the company of taking safety shortcuts.
The Arlington, Virginia-based company is under investigations by the FAA, the National Transportation Safety Board and the Justice Department.
The flight experienced severe turbulence while flying close to Myanmar airspace in a region currently being battered by extreme tropical thunderstorms.
Pictured: The plane and ambulances are seen on the tarmac at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok
Social media users have vowed to steer clear of boarding Boeing jets after the incident
One man who said he was on the flight took to X to describe the incident onboard the
