While turbulence fatalities are rare, the overall bumpiness in the air is becoming more frequent, and severe.
The bad news is that flights are getting bumpier; there have been several reports of dangerous – and in one instance fatal – turbulence in recent months.
Seven people aboard a Lufthansa ‘flight from hell’ were taken to a hospital after the plane dropped almost 1 200 metres in severe turbulence.
When someone throws up, and others break out in prayer, you know you’re in the middle of a bumpy ride.
An Air Asia plane on its way to Malaysia had to turn around after it started shaking like a washing machine. It looks a whole lot worse than simple turbulence.
I am not the best of flyers (even though I have been in planes since I was a fetus), so all my flights generally start with a handful of Xanax and a glass of Chardonnay, because I don’t want to feel any turbulence.
We all assume flying is as safe as anything and with low cost airlines making air travel all the more accessible and affordable, we are all becoming somewhat seasoned travellers. Bet you wouldn’t have expected THIS though…