More and more frequent, more and more violent, turbulence has still caused beautiful fear of the passengers of an airplane. This time, it was an Air France flight between Paris and Ajaccio this Wednesday, August 20 that was strongly shocked. As RCFM reports, five people were injured, including three crew members. Evacuated to the city center, they suffer from “trauma of the lower, upper and spinal limbs.”
The Airbus A320 that transported 143 passengers found in a storm area to the altitude where it found a strong turbulence. According to our colleagues, the aircraft device had not reported the presence of this storm and the incident took place when the commercial crew proceeded to verify the safety belts.
Once in the asphalt of Ajaccio airport, “the pilots requested the assistance of the emergency medical teams of the destination airport, which were present as soon as the device reaches the parking point and quickly took care of the injured. Air France teams at the airport welcomed the other customers and offered them their assistance,” said the operation of the Ajaccio airport.
Main source of accident
Although turbulence They often do not cause death, they are the main cause of accidents, according to data from the UN aviation agency, and extreme climatic conditions caused by climate change could lead to more incidents, according to experts. In 2023 they represented about 40% of all accidents that involve large aircraft in regular commercial operations, according to the Annual ICAO 2024 report.
Turbulence is caused by different weather situations, such as cloud formations (clouds with vertical development), thunderstorms and air currents in mountain range or games. They are more frequent during the day. At night or later in the morning, they are rare because the air currents are softer. They tend to happen at low altitude but not only. The most effective solution in case of strong turbulence so as not to be projecting on the roof when it is a passenger is simply staying well in its seat during the entire flight.
Source: BFM TV
