Delta Flight From Salt Lake City to Amsterdam Hit by Severe Turbulence, 25 Hospitalized On Sunday, the Boston Red Sox Delta charter flight to Minnesota was so turbulent they diverted to Detroit. Last night a Delta Air Lines flight (DL56) from Salt Lake City… Johnny Jet , July 31, 2025
Boston Red Sox Delta Air Lines Flight to Minnesota Was So Turbulent They Diverted to Detroit After the Boston Red Sox played the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon, they headed to Logan International Airport (BOS) for their Delta Air Lines charter flight to Minneapolis–Saint Paul… Johnny Jet , July 29, 2025
The most turbulent flight routes in North America and around the world There aren’t many people who enjoy experiencing turbulence when they fly, and I’m one of them. The reason I didn’t say any is because I actually have two friends who… Johnny Jet , February 1, 2025
In extreme turbulence, SAS flies 5 hours over Atlantic instead of making emergency landing at airport just 30 minutes away Most frequent fliers know to keep their seatbelts on whenever they’re seated, just as the pilots say they do themselves. It’s even more imperative to wear a seatbelt when the… Johnny Jet , November 16, 2024
Video shows aftermath of severe turbulence that injured 4 flight attendants and 10 passengers A week ago, Korean Air made worldwide headlines when it was announced they were going to stop serving instant noodles as a snack item because the hot water makes it… Johnny Jet , August 10, 2024
Passenger stuck in ceiling after severe turbulence rocks aircraft, injuring dozens I can’t recall ever seeing so many incidents of commercial airplanes encountering severe turbulence that injured so many passengers than I have during this recent two-month span.Is it climate change?… Johnny Jet , July 2, 2024
One dead, 18 passengers hospitalized after Singapore Airlines flight experiences severe turbulence Singapore Airlines flight SQ321, operating from London’s Heathrow International Airport (LHR) to Singapore (SIN) yesterday, encountered severe turbulence over Thai airspace. The plane diverted to Bangkok and landed at 3:45pm… Johnny Jet , May 21, 2024
Pilot Traveling as Passenger in Severe Turbulence Explains Why It’s No Big Deal There’s no doubt turbulence is getting worse thanks to climate change. We’re seeing more and more reports of severe turbulence where passengers and flight attendants are getting hurt. In December,… Johnny Jet , September 2, 2023
How to Find Out Whether Your Flight Is Going to Be Turbulent In December, a video of severe turbulence on a flight to Hawaii went viral as dozens of passengers were injured. The incident understandably made many travelers nervous, including me, since… Johnny Jet , February 1, 2023
How Do Pilots Identify and Avoid Areas of Turbulence? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers aviation-related questions. You can check out past installments here. In this column, Spencer talks about turbulence: what it is, how… Spencer Marker , December 19, 2022
VIDEO: Severe Turbulence on Flight to Hawaii Injures Dozens of Passengers I used to be afraid to fly and any time a plane hit turbulence, it magnified my fear exponentially. Fortunately, I’ve come to realize that planes are safe even in… Johnny Jet , December 19, 2022
This Is Why You Should Always Wear Your Seatbelt When Flying There’s always a risk of turbulence when you fly. As our resident pilot has written, it’s more common in certain conditions, but whenever you’re seated on a flight, you should… Johnny Jet , June 18, 2019
What’s Better: A Shorter Flight With Turbulence, or a Longer Flight With No Turbulence? On Saturday, my wife, son and I flew from New York (JFK) to Los Angeles on American Airlines Flight 300. Our flight was scheduled to depart at 8pm. We pushed… Johnny Jet , May 23, 2019
Turbcast: The App That Helps You Deal With Turbulence Turbcast is an iOS-only app ($1.99) designed for people with mild cases of fear of flying as well as anyone looking for a better understanding of turbulence. The app looks… Johnny Jet , April 3, 2018
A Clever Trick to Help You Overcome Turbulence Are you afraid to fly? If so, there are some 20 million people like you, according to NBC News—and more importantly, there are things you can do about it. In a… Johnny Jet , September 28, 2017
