SQ321 flight turbulence may leave survivors with trauma; recovery may take months or years: Experts

Passengers of Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321 being greeted by family members at Changi Airport on May 22. - ST

SINGAPORE: The extreme turbulence on Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321 – which left one passenger dead from a suspected heart attack and dozens injured – has inflicted psychological scars on those who survived.

One passenger, describing the ordeal as “quite scary”, declared that he may not fly again for a while. Another said he threw up after waking up on the plane floor, following the turbulence, to the sound of people crying and the sight of blood.