Briton who died on SIA flight hit by turbulence was looking forward to ‘last big holiday’ with wife

Geoffrey Kitchen was an avid music lover and well-loved by his local community. - PHOTOS: REUTERS, GEOFF.KITCHEN.75/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The 73-year-old Briton that died on the turbulence-hit Singapore Airlines flight on May 21 was a beloved member of his local community who was headed for a “last big holiday” with his wife.

A retired insurance professional and musical theatre director, Mr Geoffrey Kitchen, and his wife were stopping over in Singapore en route to Australia for a six-week holiday that would also take them to Japan and Indonesia.