[HN Gopher] One dead as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence
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       One dead as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence
        
       Author : yowmamasita
       Score  : 50 points
       Date   : 2024-05-21 11:08 UTC (52 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.bbc.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.bbc.com)
        
       | thyrox wrote:
       | Surprised the headline didn't mention it was a Boeing 777. Points
       | to bbc for not going for the obvious clickbait.
        
         | dewey wrote:
         | Why would the 777 be clickbait? 737 maybe.
        
       | yieldcrv wrote:
       | > It is not clear what happened on the flight
       | 
       | > It is not for nothing that airlines recommend keeping seat
       | belts loosely fastened throughout a flight be it long or short
       | 
       | floaty boys
        
       | jmyeet wrote:
       | There are no details here. Thw two obvious questions that will be
       | investigated are:
       | 
       | 1. Was there any warning for the turbulence? A lot can be picked
       | up by radar but not all and it depends on what equipment the
       | airplane has although Singapore Airlines isn't known for skimping
       | on equipment like that.
       | 
       | 2. Was the seat belt sign on? Was the passenger wearing their
       | seat belt?
       | 
       | Basically, was the airline at fault? Was the crew at fault? Was
       | the pasesnger at fault? Or was it just an freak accident? This
       | will take time to answer.
        
       | Rygian wrote:
       | AVHerald summaries (but not comments) are always a good place to
       | check for further news and objective data.
       | 
       | https://avherald.com/h?article=518e5d47&opt=0
        
       | monkey_monkey wrote:
       | > The Associated Press has analysed tracking data captured by
       | FlightRadar24 which showed the Singapore Airlines flight cruising
       | at an altitude of 37,000 ft. Just after 8am GMT, the Boeing 777
       | suddenly pitched down to 31,000 ft over the span of about three
       | minutes, the data indicates.
        
       | PaulRobinson wrote:
       | Tragic, horrid and going to make a lot of nervous flyers more
       | nervous.
       | 
       | I've been through some pretty heavy turbulence in my time, but
       | thankfully nothing this severe. I've been through enough though
       | to know that a lot of people don't take it very seriously. I've
       | been on flights with screaming passengers, and _very_ quiet
       | British Marines, both in reaction to some pretty nasty air, and
       | I'm always surprised that turbulence surprises people. It's part
       | of flying.
       | 
       | There's a reason why you're advised to keep your seatbelt
       | fastened when seated. I simply don't understand some cabins that
       | have cocktail bars in them - are you absolutely crazy? Air
       | pockets are horrific, and there is nothing pilots can do to avoid
       | unexpected ones. One minute you can be sipping your vodka
       | martini, the next you can be thrown around to the point you're
       | hitting the ceiling and then the floor within a couple of seconds
       | of each other, and hard, hard enough to kill you.
       | 
       | Even on transatlantic flights (LHR to SFO or LAX is normal for
       | me), I'm only getting out of my seat if I absolutely 100% have to
       | go to the bathroom, and then I'm going to reduce time not buckled
       | in to absolute minimum.
        
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