Singapore Airlines passengers text loved ones ‘last words’ moments before horror flight lands

A terrified passenger on the horrific Singapore Airlines flight sent what he feared were his last words to his family as the Boeing jet plummeted 6,000ft amid deadly turbulence.

Josh Barker sent a message to loved ones, including Allison’s mum, with a message saying: ‘I don’t want to scare you but I’m on a crazy flight. The plane makes an emergency landing… I love you all. .”

Allison recounted the agonizing wait for news, but when she finally reached her son, Josh reassured her of his safety. He exited the plane with minor injuries, while a Briton, grandfather Geoffrey Ralph Kitchen, 73, tragically suffered a fatal heart attack during the chaos.

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Speaking to the BBC, Allison said: “It was terrifying. I did not know what was happening. I didn’t know if (Josh) survived, it was so upsetting. It was the longest two hours of my life.”

Flight SQ321, which had 211 passengers and 18 crew on board, including 47 Britons, took off from London Heathrow just after 10pm on Monday. About 11 hours into the 13-hour journey to Singapore, while passengers were eating breakfast, the plane encountered “severe turbulence” that took everyone by surprise, according to officials, the Mirror reports.

The aircraft was forced to divert to Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, where it made an emergency landing shortly before 16:00 local time. At the airport, a fleet of 13 ambulances rushed to the scene, with images showing emergency vehicles lined up on the tarmac.

Dozens of passengers were rushed to hospital, but those fit enough were able to continue their journey to Singapore’s Changi Airport last night. Photos taken at the scene capture the emotional moment tourists were reunited with their loved ones after the terrifying ordeal.

Singapore Airlines has confirmed the nationalities of all passengers; 56 from Australia, two from Canada, one from Germany, three from India, two from Indonesia, one from Iceland, four from Ireland, one from Israel, 16 from Malaysia, two from Myanmar, 23 from New Zealand, five from the Philippines, 41 from Singapore, one from South Korea, two from Spain, 47 from the United Kingdom and four from the United States of America.

Flightradar24 reported that its tracking data showed the plane encountered turbulence at around 8.49am BST while flying over Myanmar. The flight tracking service said data sent from the aircraft indicated a “rapid change in vertical rate consistent with a sudden turbulence event”, adding that there were “severe” thunderstorms in the area at the time.

A passenger from London, who identified himself as Andrew, recounted his experience on BBC Radio 5 Live. He said the seat belt sign came on, he followed the instructions and “at that moment, the plane suddenly went down.”

He recalled: “The thing I remember most is seeing objects and things flying through the air. I was covered in coffee. It was incredibly strong turbulence.”

He heard “terrible screams” as the plane fell and what “sounded like a thud”.

And Teandra Tukhunen revealed she was woken up as she “was woken up because I was thrown on the roof and then on the floor” at Bangkok’s Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital. The 30-year-old, who had her left arm in a sling during her hospital stay, described how she was propelled upwards before she was able to put on her seatbelt.

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