TURBULENCE has been back in the news recently - and it's making a lot of people feel anxious about their upcoming flights. A man was unfortunately killed and several others were injured on a flight from London to Singapore earlier this week, after their plane encountered some severe turbulence en route. But that shouldn't put you off flying - it should just serve to remind you that you need to be careful when you're on board a plane because there are ways of making yourself safer.
In this week's blog for Sun Travel , I'll explain the three main rules we always follow to protect ourselves if we're hit with turbulence. As flight attendants, we're extremely used to it, and the more exposed you are to the bumps and the rumbles of a flight, the less you worry about them. However, turbulence can be very dangerous, if you aren't fully prepared for it to happen.
This is called clear air turbulence , which is when something unexpected starts shaking the plane in the sky, despite there being no clear indication of what it is. Some turbulence you can prepare for, with weather forecasting tools letting the flight crew know where there may be some rougher patches. However, sometimes it will just appear and there's no obvious reason why.
That's why it's always best to wear your seatbelt at all times, even if the seatbelt sign is switched off. The main threat with turbulence is that it will throw you from your seat into the ceiling, or into somebody else, rather than it bringing the plane d.
