‘Everything happened really in a flash’: How one man stayed safe amid extreme turbulence on SIA flight SQ321

Therefore, they were” slamming right down on the handles, hitting their tails, hitting their heads on something”, he said.

The plane dropped about 6, 000ft ( 1.8km ) within four minutes. &nbsp,

” Anything happened actually in a flash”, he said, adding that people quickly started gasping and screaming.

When the turmoil ended, there was a statement acknowledging what had happened and a request for medical practitioners to volunteer to check on the people. A few people responded to the request and conducted some preliminary research, according to Mr. Dzafran.

” The passengers also were told to sit down and hang tight but at the same time, amid all this chaos and confusion, I felt … that people, you know, could n’t really absorb what was to be prioritised, what was happening”, he said. &nbsp,

Individuals who were unharmed were scouring the area for their devices, which had been ripped out of their hands as a result of the volatility, he continued. They were looking for a way to communicate with their loved ones without delay.

Finally, Mr. Dzafran discovered his cellphone.