Flights are required by law to activate the helmet during takeoff and landing, but airlines have their own policies to deal with mid-air volatility.
Witnesses on the Singapore Airlines journey reported that many passengers who were not wearing seatbelts were thrown around the seats when the plane sipped, with many of them causing their heads.
Sara Nelson, the international head of the Association of Flight Attendants ( CWA ), which represents over 50, 000 passengers on 20 airlines, stated that CAT incidents are on the rise and cannot be detected, underscoring the importance of being buckled while flying.
” It is a matter of life and death”, Nelson said.
According to a US National Transportation Safety Board research conducted in 2021, turbulence-related aircraft accidents are the most frequent types of injuries.