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Mid-air turbulence turns fatal: How climate change is impacting your flight journey

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Turbulence is a factor that passengers may experience while travelling on a plane. Although turbulence incidents are seldom fatal, they can cause unnecessary injuries. The rarest mishap occurred on Tuesday when a passenger died on Singapore AirlinesBoeing 777 after "severe turbulence'. The flight was originally heading from London to Singapore. However, it had to be diverted to Bangkok following the incident.
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Just a few days ago a Singapore Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after it was rocked by extreme turbulence, resulting in myriad injuries and one death. Now, an expert says that a changing climate could mean violent winds become a mainstay of air travel. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has...

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