Singapore Airlines plane made 'significant drop', people flung upwards, say guests

There was little caution of the mayhem that was to come as passengers on Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 relaxed with just three hours to Singapore after a long haul flight from London.

However as the Boeing 777-300R overlooked Myanmar it unexpectedly hit extreme turbulence, extremely tossing travelers, flight attendants and meals around the cabin.

Unexpectedly the aircraft begins tilting up and there was shaking, Malaysian student Dzafran Azmir said.

The 28-year-old braced himself and inspected he had his seatbelt on. He did. A lot of the other guests did not, he said.

There was a really remarkable drop so everybody seated and not wearing seat belt was launched immediately into the ceiling, some individuals hit their heads on the luggage cabins overhead and dented it, they hit the locations where lights and masks are and broke directly through it.

One passenger passed away of a suspected cardiac arrest and lots were injured after the flight encountered what the airline company referred to as sudden extreme turbulence around 10 hours into the journey.

I keep in mind the things flying, the tightness of my waist from the seat belt, which was clearly holding me in location, stated Andrew Davies who had simply put his belt on after the seatbelt indication lit up throughout what had actually been a perfectly. typical flight.

There was screaming and a girl with a bleeding head. wound, he stated.

The flight experienced a rapid modification in vertical rate,. consistent with an abrupt turbulence event at 0749 GMT, flight. data provider FlightRadar 24 stated.

The incident lasted a few seconds, both passengers told. .

Individuals dropped to the ground, my phone flew out of my hand. and went a couple aisles to the side, individuals's shoes flung. about, Azmir said.

Oxygen masks hung down from the plane's ceiling, sections of. which had actually dropped or been dented and broken.

Debris, including fruit salad, kettles and trays of. in-flight meals, was strewn about the cabin, eyewitness footage. shows.

The flooring perspired with spilled coffee, white wine and water,. Davies kept in mind.

Turbulence - or pockets of disrupted air - can have many. causes. Singapore Airlines did not say what type was involved.

Weather forecast show extreme thunderstorms in the location.

It was cloudy outside, totally white, Azmir said.

The pilot declared a medical emergency situation and diverted the. plane to Bangkok, landing around an hour later on, and was fulfilled by a. large variety of ambulances and emergency workers.

Every single cabin crew I saw was injured, Davies said,. revealing appreciation to the staff who continued to help. guests.

The crew were not seated at the time, he noted, as they. were serving drinks and performing other duties.

The team and people inside lavatories were harmed the most ... There were a lot of spinal and head injuries, Azmir said.

Davies said he helped lay a guest on the flooring who. doctor on the airplane attempted unsuccessfully to. resuscitate for around 20 minutes.

Emergency situation teams lifted hurt guests over their heads. on stretchers down the narrow aisles, while other guests. remain seated.

As a passenger filmed themselves strolling through the carnage. to disembark, a voice can be heard stating: There are still. people on the ground.

Medical tents were set up on the tarmac to take a look at the. hurt; some bound to stretchers, some in wheelchairs.

Guests and team not being treated in Thai hospitals were. shuttled to Singapore on another flight early on Wednesday. early morning, and were satisfied on arrival by Singapore Airlines CEO Goh. Choon Phong.

I was very mindful of every bump on that flight and I. made absolutely sure that my seatbelt was firmly secured the. whole time, Davies stated.

(source: Reuters)