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In the U.S., about a dozen people have serious injuries each year due to turbulence in airplanes. It's quite a while since the last fatality, but a majority of
by ptaipale 10y ago
In the U.S., about a dozen people have serious injuries each year due to turbulence in airplanes. It's quite a while since the last fatality, but a majority of injuries incurred while flying are due to turbulence.
The injuries are so rare precisely because people are instructed to keep their seat belt fastened whenever seated. I don't fly very much, but have been twice in a turbulence where I surely would have hit the ceiling and latest on the downward trajectory, would have hurt myself and others - if I hadn't been buckled up.
- FabHK 10y agoProbably more: http://avherald.com/h?search_term=turbulence+injures&opt=0&dosearch=1&search.x=0&search.y=0 http://avherald.com/h?search_term=turbulence+injures&opt=0&d...
- ptaipale 10y agoThat list is global, not just US, and seems to include also minor injuries. But yes, there are definitely lots of occasions where people are injured by turbulence and just being buckled up helps a lot (see how many of those injuries are to cabin crew who isn't seated).