Woman Who Filmed Herself Screaming On Flight Fractured Her Spine In 2024 SQ321 Flight That Met With Extreme Turbulence

A TikToker received intense criticism after posting a clip of herself screaming in distress during turbulence while travelling on Singapore Airlines Business Class.

Mia (@_youmia)'s video, captioned “Full panic attack on a plane”, was uploaded on January 12 and has since clocked over 5.4 million views.

The video showed her having her meal at her seat. At some point after the meal, turbulence hit and Mia appeared visibly tense and nervous, before screaming and crying.

“I know I am so dramatic to scream that much,” she said. “But guys, there was like food flying in the aisle.”

Many netizens were quick to slam her for being “performative” and “attention-seeking”.

But Mia has since revealed that her reaction stemmed from real trauma.

In a follow-up clip posted on January 14, Mia shared that she was a passenger on the ill-fated SQ321 flight, which encountered severe turbulence on May 21, 2024, while flying from London to Singapore.

The incident resulted in the death of a 73-year-old British passenger, believed to have suffered a heart attack, with 100 others injured.

Mia said she was in the bathroom when the turbulence hit and ended up with a spine fracture.

“In my head, I couldn’t even register it as turbulence. I thought the plane was really going down,” she said.

She also added that her fear of flying intensified after the incident. She apologised to fellow passengers on the flight in her video, acknowledging that her reaction may have made other anxious flyers uncomfortable.

“I guess I cropped too many things out and everyone thinks it’s fake,” she admitted. “Fear looks different for everyone. Mine just happened to look like this.”

Despite her explanation, many netizens were unconvinced.

Some labelled her the “public nuisance final boss”, with others suggesting she avoid flying altogether.

“Imagine upgrading to Business Class to avoid screaming kids, but you encounter screaming adults instead,” another netizen wrote.

Bad optics, perhaps? Could it be just salty trolls jealous of her Biz Class seat? 

According to the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2025, Singapore Airlines ranked second for the World’s Best Business Class, coming in just behind Qatar Airways.

However, there were still a number who were empathetic towards Mia, admitting that it doesn’t matter if she was in Business or Economy Class, turbulence can be terrifying, especially for someone with past trauma.

“You don’t have to explain yourself to strangers,” one comment read.