Bumps in the air: The reality of turbulence on flights. Image: Mario Hagen / Shutterstock.com.
Flight crews often predict bad weather and rough air in advance and are trained to handle the effects.
He explained that turbulence can be caused by storms, mountains, and strong air currents called jet streams.
Clear-air turbulence, however, is particularly challenging because it doesn t appear on the flight deck s weather radar and is caused by small-scale eddies too localised for most weather models to predict accurately.
Leading Cause of Non-Fatal Injuries
According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), turbulence is the leading cause of non-fatal injuries to passengers and crew.
Between 2009 and 2021, 146 passengers and crew were seriously injured in turbulence incidents, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
John Strickland, a general aviation expert, told the BBC, It is not for nothing that airlines recommend keeping seat belts loosely fastened throughout a flight, be it long or short.
Flight attendants, who spend more time on their feet than passengers, are particularly vulnerable to turbulence-related injuries.
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