Singapore Airlines Passenger Says 'All Hell Broke Loose' During Deadly Turbulence On Flight

A passenger aboard a flight from London to Singapore described the harrowing experience of extreme turbulence mid-flight that resulted in chaos and one passenger dead.

According to CNN, Andrew Davies was among 211 passengers aboard Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 that departed London on Monday.

Roughly ten hours into the flight, the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft had to make an emergency landing in Bangkok after it hit violent turbulence, leading to a 6,000-foot emergency descent.

The violent flightpath resulted in dozens of injured passengers and the death of a British passenger who presumably died from a heart attack.

Davies is a seasoned traveler of transatlantic flights. He explained things were "perfectly normal" at first and that the flight felt smooth without any initial turbulence.

However, while watching a movie with his headphones on ten hours after the take-off, he saw the seatbelt sign light up and immediately buckled up.

“Thank goodness I did," he said, "because, within moments of doing that, all hell broke loose.”

You can watch the CNN news report here.

Davies continued:

“The plane just felt like it dropped."

"It probably only lasted a few seconds, but I remember vividly seeing shoes and iPads and iPhones and cushions and blankets and cutlery and plates and cups flying through the air and crashing into the ceiling."

He said he was doused by coffee from the cup of a passenger sitting next to him.

CNN host Erin Burnett said there were more than 70 reported injuries, including broken bones and seven passengers who were in critical condition.

When the plane leveled off and Davies turned and saw a fellow female traveler with a big gash on her head and "blood pouring down her face," he realized the severity of the pandemonium passengers had just experienced.

More footage from the horrific flight was shared online.

The incident served as a reminder to heed in-flight warning signs.

Davies noted that the passenger who died was seated behind him.

He recalled assisting with the emergency before the gentleman was pronounced dead at the scene.

“We tended to this gentleman and I helped carry him, get him out of the seat, and we lay him on the floor so that some medical professionals could administer CPR... for at least 20 minutes," said Davies.

The deceased passenger was identified as 73-year-old Geoffrey Kitchen, a musical theater director from southwest England.

Davies said he was seated next to Kitchen's wife, who was in "severe shock."

Medics boarded when the plane landed safely to tend to the injured and rattled passengers.

In the aftermath of the nightmarish journey, Davies noticed the other passengers exhibited “extraordinary kindness” while commiserating over the shared trauma and even exchanging contact information.

CNN reported that the plane "likely encountered rapidly developing thunderstorms over southern Myanmar on Tuesday during the time that extreme turbulence was reported."

Paul Williams, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Reading in the UK said in a statement:

“Turbulence fatalities on commercial flights are fortunately very rare, but have sadly increased by one today."