In recent months, stories of extreme turbulence have come to dominate travel headlines. A flight between Spain and Uruguay this week had to be diverted to Brazil after dozens were injured due to turbulence. It’s the latest in a string of turbulence incidents this year.
In one case in April, a man onboard an Air New Zealand flight from Bali broke his leg , while in May, a violent Singapore Airlines flight saw dozens hospitalised and one passenger die of a suspected heart attack..
