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Fasten your seatbelts: why airline turbulence is predicted to get even worse
Two severe incidents less than a week apart have put renewed focus on the phenomenon. John Meagher learns what causes it, why climate change plays a role and how reluctant flyers can put their minds at ease, while Arlene Harris speaks to two women who doubt they will ever get on a plane again
Turbulent times: Is flying becoming more dangerous?
It was midway through the seven-and-a-half hour flight from Qatar to Dublin last weekend when the severe turbulence hit without warning.
It came at an especially unfortunate time. Qatar Airways crew were serving dinner and many passengers had unbuckled their seatbelts. Such was the severity of the turbulence over Turkey that passengers and crew were thrown about and some hit their heads off the ceiling of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Food and drink went everywhere.
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