An Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi suddenly lost nearly 300 feet while flying over Odisha this week, injuring four cabin crew members and more than a dozen passengers. The incident has once again highlighted a risk that passengers cannot always see coming: turbulence. As India adds more first-time flyers and climate change alters weather patterns, aviation safety experts increasingly stress one basic precaution: keep the seat belt fastened throughout the flight, a TOI report stated.
For most people, turbulence is little more than a few seconds of shaking. But severe turbulence can throw passengers out of their seats, send objects flying across the cabin and cause serious injuries.
