British Man Dies : Singapore Airlines jet from UK hits a storm

[arista]

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13442643/Everyone-not-wearing-seatbelt-launched-ceiling-broke-straight-Passenger-board-Singapore-Airlines-jet-UK-describes-turbulence-killed-fellow-flyer-images-destruction-board.html

Storms
The plane dropped 6,000 feet fast



['Suddenly the aircraft starts tilting up and there was shaking
so I started bracing for what was happening,
and very suddenly there was a very dramatic drop so
everyone seated and not wearing seatbelt was launched
immediately into the ceiling,'
Dzafran Azmir, a 28-year-old student on board
the flight told Reuters.

'Some people hit their heads on the baggage cabins
overhead and dented it, they hit the places where
lights and masks are and broke straight through it,' he said.
In pictures of the cabin, ceiling fittings are shown ripped
apart and the pipework left exposed.
Machinery was seen hanging from the galley
where trolleys are stored.

One air stewardess was seen with blood over her face.
Her male colleague could be seen in a chair nearby,
looking shocked and dishevelled.

Another passenger described how in the aftermath,
other flyers had to administer medical
assistance to those who were injured.]

[Cherie]

I always keep my seat belt fastened ever since I saw that guy on Lost sucked out of the cabin

terrifying

[Cherie]

The article refers to a 73 year old British man dying Arista ...poor guy

[arista]

I always keep my seat belt fastened ever since I saw that guy on Lost sucked out of the cabin

terrifying


Yes
No Seat belt instruction was given

[arista]

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[arista]

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Member of staff
finally, gets stapped in.

[Vanessa]

Ok. I'm keeping my seatbelt on all the time from now on.

[arista]

Ok. I'm keeping my seatbelt on all the time from now on.


Yes you and Cherie will be safer

[arista]

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All the food was spread across the floor
Extreme turbulence

[arista]

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[arista]

The British Man
may have had a heart attack
during the extreme turbulence

[Cherie]

The British Man
may have had a heart attack
during the extreme turbulence

or he hit his head badly? strange the Captain didnt notify passengers to put their belts on, were he and his co pilot asleep

[Vanessa]

or he hit his head badly? strange the Captain didnt notify passengers to put their belts on, were he and his co pilot asleep

Yes. The seatbelt sign should have been put immediately. Something is not right here.

[arista]

or he hit his head badly? strange the Captain didnt notify passengers to put their belts on, were he and his co pilot asleep

He must have been in a panic
dropping down the sky

[arista]

Yes. The seatbelt sign should have been put immediately. Something is not right here.

Yes the Boss looks shifty
when he spoke on TV news

[Ammi]

….very, very tragic and completely terrifying for everyone on the plane…the 73yr old man suffered a heart attack, apparently and he was travelling with his wife…just awful thing to go through for them all but obviously completely shattering for the lady who lost her husband…

[Crimson Dynamo]

Funnily enough the worst ever turbulence i had was on the same flight, plane looked like its had been burgled by the time we landed as all the stuff from the lockers fell out and everyone's belongings were all over the shop but we got warned and we all had seatbelts on as I recall. Lots of people were praying loudly and it wasn't at all nice

[Cherie]

Yes the Boss looks shifty
when he spoke on TV news

If a pilot knows that they are going to fly into trouble they usually pre warn passengers and the length of time it will go on for, not sure dropping out of the sky can be considered turbulence?

[arista]

If a pilot knows that they are going to fly into trouble they usually pre warn passengers and the length of time it will go on for, not sure dropping out of the sky can be considered turbulence?

But he may have dropped fast,
just before it started shaking fast

[joeysteele]

Crikey, this sounds terrifying.

[Vanessa]

Funnily enough the worst ever turbulence i had was on the same flight, plane looked like its had been burgled by the time we landed as all the stuff from the lockers fell out and everyone's belongings were all over the shop but we got warned and we all hadseatbelts on as I recall. Lots of people were praying loudly and it wasn't at all nice
Yes that's the way it should have been done. Seat belts up immediately.

[Vanessa]

This is exactly why I'm scared of those long flights :bawling:

[bots]

i've been on flights where people have been screaming from turbulence ..... does wonders for peoples nerves.

[LaLaLand]

My worst nightmare this is. I'm a nervous flyer as it is on a steady flight so to think of experiencing something like this makes me ill.

RIP to that poor man.

[arista]

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[arista]

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[Mystic Mock]

RIP

[arista]

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[arista]

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[arista]

[Singapore Airlines passengers did SOMERSAULTS,
left the cabin covered in 'pools of blood'
and BLACKED OUT as they were thrown
around by extreme turbulence:

Survivors describe horrific ordeal
and injuries suffered on fatal flight]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13445955/singapore-airlines-passengers-somersaults-turbulence-boeing.html


Amazing only one death.

[user104658]

If a pilot knows that they are going to fly into trouble they usually pre warn passengers and the length of time it will go on for, not sure dropping out of the sky can be considered turbulence?

Not to alarm you Cherie but that's what bad turbulence is - it (usually) on the plane feels like a bit of rumbling but the plane can actually be dropping several thousand feet extremely quickly.

[Vanessa]

My worst nightmare this is. I'm a nervous flyer as it is on a steady flight so to think of experiencing something like this makes me ill.

RIP to that poor man.
That's why I don't go to Italy in winter.
The weather is awful. I feel much safer flying in summer, when it's hot .

[Livia]

I am sad for the family of the man who died and those who were injured. However, when you think of the amount of people who fly every day, all around the world, and the number of fatal accidents that are reported, it's obviously a really safe way to travel.

[arista]

Yesterdays

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[Ammi]

Six Britons in intensive care after Singapore airlines turbulence kills 73-year-old…

Six Britons are in intensive care in Bangkok after their flight from London plunged at high altitude, killing one elderly British passenger, authorities have revealed.

The six are being treated with 14 other passengers from different countries who received serious injuries when Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 hit “sudden extreme turbulence” over Myanmar.

The flight abruptly rose and plunged several times, 10 hours into its journey to Singapore on Tuesday, throwing people around the cabin so violently they left dents in the ceiling.

The drama at 37,000 feet left dozens with head injuries, cuts and broken limbs. Photographs taken inside the plane show the cabin littered with food, drinks bottles and luggage – and oxygen masks dangling from the ceiling.

…full article…
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/six-britons-intensive-care-singapore-165030424.html

[Ammi]

Devon woman paralysed after being 'thrown into locker' on Singapore turbulence-hit flight…


A woman from Devon has been left paralysed from the waist down following a horrific incident on a Singapore Airlines flight. Kerry Jordan, originally from Appledore, was thrown into an overhead locker as the plane was hit by severe turbulence.

The frightful event unfolded on board the Boeing 777 en route from London to Singapore. Kelly, a dance instructor, suffered a "life-changing injury" during the turbulent flight.

As reported by the Express, she was flying to Adelaide, Australia, with her husband Keith Davis following a holiday in the UK. She is currently recovering at Bangkok's Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, where she is expected to remain for several weeks following emergency surgery.

Her husband said: "As the plane suddenly dropped altitude, she was thrown from her seat into an overhead locker and landed in the aisle where she remained until the flight diverted to Bangkok.

"She had emergency surgery as soon as we were admitted and it remains that she has no sensation from the waist down, so it's pretty life-changing."

The severe turbulence, which hit the flight over the Andaman Sea, resulted in 104 passengers and crew members being injured, with 20 remaining in intensive care. Tragically, a 73-year-old British man died due to the incident.

The turbulence caused the aircraft to descend 6,000 feet in about three minutes, prompting an emergency diversion to Thailand. Dr Adinun Kittiratanapaibool, director of Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, said at a news conference that none of the 20 patients in ICU were in life-threatening condition.

They include six Britons, six Malaysians, three Australians, two Singaporeans, and one person each from Hong Kong, New Zealand, and the Philippines.

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/devon-woman-paralysed-being-thrown-102921076.html

[Ammi]

…although no life threatening injuries beyond Geoffrey Kitchen’s fatal heart attack…there were obviously life changing injuries …it really was an horrendous storm/turbulence impact….

[arista]

[Devon woman paralysed after being 'thrown into locker']


That is Terrible.

[Cherie]

Not to alarm you Cherie but that's what bad turbulence is - it (usually) on the plane feels like a bit of rumbling but the plane can actually be dropping several thousand feet extremely quickly.

I'm not alarmed at all tbh