‘Game changer’ Adelaide couple reunited with family following horrific Singapore Airlines flight

An arrival has seen a couple that were injured in a Singapore Airlines flight spirit soar as they wait to get back home to SA.

The daughter of Adelaide man Keith Davis has arrived in Bangkok as his wife Kerry Jordan continues to receive treatment in hospital for spinal injuries sustained during the horrific Singapore Airlines flight.

A British man died on the flight and dozens more were injured, with Australian consular officials in Bangkok providing assistance to 12 Australians and a permanent resident in hospital.

Adele Davis-Cash, 24, and her partner flew into Bangkok on Friday to support her dad and stepmum, with Mr Davis describing their arrival as a “game changer”.

He added that it’s been “fantastic for Kerry”.

“It just takes a whole level of that weight off your shoulders,” the 59-year-old said.

“And for Kerry to be able to talk to someone rather than plain ol me”, he joked.

“It's just the psychology of it. You have this sort of feeling of ... stress but you just get on with the job and it’s not until you get a moment where you can stop, sit back and reflect and then you go, wow.

“And that’s kind of where I’m at because I’ve got other people that can pick things up.”

Mr Davis said while Ms Jordan had shown “steady improvement” she still had “no sensation from her waist down”.

“I can see that she’s … a bit more free across the shoulders,” he said, adding that this was likely because she was no longer as sore.

Adelaide residents Keith Davis and Kerry Jordan were on holiday in the UK and returning home on Singapore Airlines flight SQ321

He said while he was not placed to make a medical assessment, he was “happy where she’s at”.

Mr Davis said Ms Jordan’s emergency surgery had gone well and the couple were now focusing on getting her “fit to fly”.

They were planning to have Ms Jordan, originally from the UK, medically evacuated to the Royal Adelaide Hospital when doctors give her the go-ahead to fly.

Mr Davis said conversations about his wife’s long term prognosis would take place after that.

For now he said: “We can’t see the horizon, we’re just looking through small windows day by day.”

Mr Davis and his wife were returning home from a holiday in the UK when their flight hit severe turbulence and sent them falling through the cabin.

Ms Jordan, a dance teacher at Mitcham Girls High School, sustained a spinal injury and lost sensation below the waist while Mr Davis suffered superficial injuries, including lacerations and bruising.

The Marino couple were taken to hospital when the plane was diverted to Bangkok, where they remain.

Keith Davis and his wife Kerry Jordan were injured when a Singapore Airlines flight hit extreme turbulence.,

Mr Davis initially contacted The Advertiser due to a lack of communication from Singapore Airlines in the first few days following the incident, but said the company has since “really stepped up”.

The airline made arrangements for Ms Davis-Cash and her partner to fly to Thailand, including putting them up in accommodation in Bangkok.