June 19th - Myth-busting around air turbulence
A recent incident of severe turbulence has Simon Calder look into the myths and truths around how dangerous turbulence can be.
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast · The Independent
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Show Notes
A British Airways flight from Singapore to London Heathrow hit such severe turbulence over the Bay of Bengal that the plane had to return to its starting point where possible damage was checked. Several BA cabin crew were injured in the incident, in the early hours of 16 June. One newspaper report was headlined: “We were in freefall for 1,000ft.” That did not happen. But just how dangerous is turbulence – and is it getting worse? I’ve been investigating.
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