A passenger who was caught in a terrible turbulence and injured shared how it all happened and why he thought it was "the end"

Philip Crossdale, from Halifax, West Yorkshire, was seriously injured on a December 23 flight from Barbados with Maleth Aero. He now recalls the horrific experience of being caught in the turbulence zone with outrage and fear.

First of all, the passenger noted that the pilot did not warn the crew and passengers about the need to fasten their seat belts that day, which is why more than 10 people were injured. The traveller told The Mirror how everything happened.

He recalled that the flight attendants were serving food, people were walking around the cabin and were not wearing seatbelts when the plane suddenly started shaking violently.

"It was shaking a lot and next thing we know we are falling. Everyone who was not wearing seat belts literally flew and hit the ceiling. Either once or twice... I thought I was going to die, that the plane was going to crash. Everyone was screaming. Something was flying everywhere, masks were falling from the ceiling. You see these masks and automatically think, "Oh my God, it's over," the passenger said.

Despite such a difficult situation, he said, the crew did their job professionally, provided first aid and remained calm. Although the flight attendants also suffered from turbulence.

The tourist recalled that he saw a strong thunderstorm outside the window and the next moment he hit the ceiling. Some passengers, he claims, broke bones: ribs, wrists, and arms.

"We were told that due to the serious injuries of one of the passengers, we would have to change the route to Bermuda because it was the closest place we could get to," the tourist explained.

When the plane landed, doctors were already waiting at the airport to take the injured passengers and provide assistance to anyone who needed it. They were then accommodated in a hotel and sent back to Manchester on December 27.