Passengers on plane that plunged 180ft in four seconds and killed Brit are suing airline

Passengers who were on board a Singapore Airlines flight where several people were injured and one died after the plane dropped suddenly during turbulence are suing the airline.

The flight from London to Singapore had departed on the night of 20 May, 2024, before it hit severe turbulence and had to make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand at 3:45pm local time the following day.

211 passengers and 18 crew members had been onboard the plane when it departed, but 73-year-old British man Geoffrey Kitchen died on the aircraft following the turbulence after suffering a suspected heart attack.

Passengers on board the plane described it experiencing a 'very dramatic drop' which meant those not wearing seatbelts were 'launched immediately into the ceiling'.

Flight Tracker showed that the Boeing 777 dropped by around 6,000ft in a matter of minutes after it had been cruising at 37,000ft, and 104 people required medical treatment afterwards.

73-year-old Geoffrey Kitchen died of a suspected heart attack on board the plane (Thornbury Musical Theatre Group / SWNS)

Now the Sun reports that some of those passengers injured are suing Singapore Airlines, as they say Bradley Richards, Benjamin Read and Alison Read are all seeking damages for injuries they suffered.

Richards suffered serious spinal injuries and said he believed he had been knocked unconscious because when he woke up on the plane there was blood pouring from his head.

He remembered feeling back pain immediately as the situation on board the flight was 'frantic', and once he started recovery from his injuries he was worried he wouldn't be able to continue working as an engineer.

The plane dropped a significant distance in a matter of seconds, sending passengers into the ceiling (Viralpress)

Benjamin Read said: "The force of the impact on the ceiling made me feel like a rag doll. I remember being pinned to the ceiling, thinking the aircraft had failed.

"My two-year-old son was gone. He’d been flung backwards on the aircraft. Thankfully, I found him uninjured."

He said he 'badly damaged' his neck, while his wife had a concussion that led to a 'terrible seizure'.

One man died and another 104 people were injured on board the Singapore Airlines flight (Viralpress)

The passengers are working with Keystone Law for their claim filed in the High Court, with the Sun reporting it has not yet received a response from Singapore Airlines.

Another passenger on board the plane had described it at the time as 'surreal' and remembered seeing 'so many injured people'.

Andrew Davies told the BBC said in the moment the plane dropped there was an 'an awful screaming and what sounded like a thud'.

Some of the plane's passengers are suing Singapore Airlines for damages after they suffered serious injury (Viralpress)

He said: "So many injured people - head lacerations, bleeding ears. A lady was screaming in pain with a bad back. I couldn’t help her - just got her water.

"Lots of people injured - including the air stewards who were stoic and did everything they could. I wish I could have helped more."

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