British passenger dies after severe turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight

One British passenger died from cardiac arrest; 71 people required hospital treatment with six in critical condition; dozens more sustained injuries from violent turbulence.

At 37,000 feet over the Irrawaddy Basin, a moment of invisible atmospheric violence interrupted the ordinary rhythms of travel and reminded the world that the sky, for all its routine familiarity, remains ungoverned territory. Geoff Kitchen, a 73-year-old Briton six weeks into a holiday with his wife, died aboard Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 on May 22, 2024, when sudden extreme turbulence struck without warning, injuring 71 others and forcing an emergency diversion to Bangkok. His death arrives at a moment when scientists warn that clear-air turbulence — invisible, undetectable, and worseni

British passenger dies after severe turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight

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