Qatar Airways 777 Diverts Due To Severe Turbulence, Injuries

See no reason why the flight won’t continue on from Bangkok for uninjured passengers unless there is an issue with the equipment. Qatar flies to Bangkok all the time (just did that very flight few days ago) so it’s an airport they are already setup to service

@ Bill -- I figure there are two reasons it might not continue onwards. One is that the crew might time out, and/or there were several injuries among the crew. The other is that the aircraft cabin could be damaged a bit, or at least very dirty, if food and drinks were flying around the cabin.

I used to live in Singapore, and I don't recall anytime we didn't experience moderate turbulence flying over the bay of bengal

Have to say, BKK is not on the way from DOH to DPS. Flightradar shows the flight typically follows the arc gcmap suggests is best. If the turbulence did hit over the bay of bengal, I'm curious why the flight was already flying so far north of it's typical path. Was there such terrible weather they were already planning to fly so far out of the way?

Might have been wind or airspace reasons.

Severe turbulance requires an inspection after landing. That could be the issue.

Should have diverted to HKT.
At least that way the passengers would still end up on a paradise island.

Oh yessss! And with family in Chennai, it always is a rough ride near the Andamans

“Often there’s no advance warning of severe turbulence, which is why it’s so important to have your seatbelt sign on even when the flight appears to be smooth.”

I think you may have meant to say “…why it’s so important to keep your seatbelt on…”

Been traveling from SE Asia to North and South America over the Bay of Bengal for decades. It’s a very rare flight where there is only a little turbulence. It’s almost always moderate at least.

I was on it and it was the worst experience of my life.I was in buisness and lay down asleep i dont remember first drop but partner said he saw me go up twice and hit my head but i remember the second one being in the air and crashing down hitting my head on the side of the seat.My partner went up crashed down that hard the headrest came off and metal exposed he has injured shoulder we will be wearing seatbelts from now on all flight