Published 31 December 2015 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing An Air Canada flight bound for Toronto from Shanghai made an emergency landing after severe turbulence injured 21 passengers, including three children. The plane was diverted to Calgary after turbulence hit and the injured are in a stable condition. Turbulence injuries cannot always be prevented by passengers wearing seatbelts when instructed to do so, and turbulence cannot always be predicted. So what causes plane turbulence in the skies? The list is long. According to to the Federal Aviation Administration, turbulence can be caused by: air movement not normally seen atmospheric pressure jet streams air around mountains cold or warm weather fronts thunderstorms In-air turbulence is the leading cause of injury to people on flights, according to the FAA, and on average 58 people in the US are injured during turbulent flights when not wearing seatbelts every year. Most turbulence accidents happen at 30,000 ft (9144m) or above. Passengers on the Air Canada flight said the turbulence happened suddenly, with blankets flying up to the ceiling, people screaming and the plane feeling “like a rollercoaster”. ‘It happens in all types of weather’ Turbulence can happen unexpectedly at any time,… Read full this story
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