Singapore Airlines flight chaos: What happened inside plane and damage left from turbulence

When Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 hit an air pocket and plunged an astonishing 6000ft in just minutes, chaos unfolded onboard. See the photos and video.

When Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 hit an air pocket and plunged an astonishing 6000ft in just minutes, passengers were terrified as chaos unfolded onboard.

Many have said they had little warning of the turbulence they felt, unable to put their seatbelts on before the aircraft dropped from being 37,000ft in the air over the Andaman Sea.

At the time, the crew were serving breakfast. Food and other items fell on the ground as oxygen masks dropped and some people were “launched into the ceiling”, passengers said.

Andrew Davies, a British passenger told BBC Radio 5 that the plane “suddenly dropped” and there was “very little warning”.

“During the few seconds of the plane dropping, there was an awful screaming and what sounded like a thud,” he said, adding that he helped a woman who was “screaming in agony” with a “gash on her head”.

The shocking incident forced the plane which was en route from London to Singapore, to make an emergency landing at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport.

Of the 211 passengers and 18 crew on board, Thai authorities said 71 people had been sent for treatment, nine of them were Australian. Six were seriously injured.

This is a deeper look into the plane, its damage and the horroric aftermath of the tragic event that occurred, which also killed British grandfather Geoffrey Kitchen, a 73-year-old musical theatre director from South Gloucestershire.

See the photos and video below:

Bracing for impact: Footage from the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 flight from London to Signapore. Picture: X/Twitter

Oxygen masks fell from the roof of the cabins. Picture X/Twitter

The aftermath from inside Singapore Airlines flight SQ321, where passengers were flown to Bnagkok for an emergency landing. Picture: X/Twitter

There was also damage to the roof with video revealing the extent.

Blood on the ceiling after the incident on Singapore Airlines SQ321. Picture: X/Twitter

Passengers were flung to the ceiling when it experienced a 6000 ft drop. Picture: X/Twitter

Some passengers thought the plane would fall apart. Picture: Twitter/X

The cabin crew were also left shocked and injured from the incident.

Singapore Airlines’ cabin crew were in their seats with seatbelts on, but had sustained injuries from the “severe turbulence”. Picture: Twitter

Food and drink trays and other bottles that fell after the mayhem onboard. Picture: X/Twitter

Pillows can be seen on the floor with other aircraft compartments after crew and passengers experienced severe turbulence. Picture: X/Twitter

Food and cutlery strewn across the galley kitchen of the Boeing plane. Picture: X/Twitter

More video shows the impact of the turbulence during the flight.

Part of the plane where food and drinks are stored also came unstuck and cane be seen protruding from the wall of the plane. Picture: X/Twitter

These videos and photos from the aisles of the plane show the horrific aftermath of what happened inside.

Singapore Airlines SQ321 was left in chaos and disarray. Picture: X/Twitter

One of the injured passengers was also seen being removed from the plane on a stretcher.

The flight from London Heathrow was forced to divert to Bangkok after experiencing severe turbulence while entering airspace in the region. Picture: Twitter

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