Four Irish citizens on board Singapore flight which hit 'severe turbulence'

Four of the passengers on board the plane were from Ireland 

A spokesman for Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, where the flight was diverted to, said a 73-year-old British man suffered a suspected heart attack. Picture: AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit

An 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-year-old British man suffered a suspected heart attack.