They were on a Boeing too.
Apparently global warming has been increasing the average amount of air turbulence.
It’s called “global warming,” that means the incredibly complex fluid dynamics of earth’s atmosphere don’t change at all except for getting slightly warmer. What the fuck is convection?
I’ve made a decision to stay firmly on the ground for the rest of my life. If I can’t get somewhere by foot or bike or vehicle or train, I’m not going, simple as that. Between the carbon footprint and the personal logistics and the security theatre I am just done with air travel.
I’m looking forward to an overnight train trip to visit family in a few weeks. It wasn’t cheap, but it wasn’t much more expensive than a flight, and so much more relaxing. I normally book cabins both ways but the return cabins were all booked up this time around, so I got a berth. I’m okay with that though, I still get shower access and provided meals. Should still be a more pleasant experience than dealing with air travel.
These all tend to be from people not wearing their seatbelts so being hurled neck-first into the ceiling when the plane is deflected downward, although some people with weaker necks can bang their heads from side to side too. This can also happen if the TCAS triggers - if two planes are headed toward each other it tie-breaks so one plane is advised to dive while another is advised to climb. The dives can be quite severe and people always get injured in them. You really do hurtle at the ceiling at incredible speed.
I wonder how often people are collateral damage in these situations because ain’t no one going to tell Uncle Jim Bob to wear a seat belt so he became a projectile.
