How Climate Change Is Turning Aussie Skies Into Airline Nightmares

New research shows global warming is turbocharging violent storm gusts, and your next bumpy landing might just be the tip of the turbulence iceberg.
IndiGo Flight’s Dramatic Mid-Landing Abort At Chennai Airport Goes Viral Amid Cyclone Fengal’s Fury [WATCH]

A dramatic video of an IndiGo flight aborting its landing at Chennai International Airport in the midst of Cyclone Fengal’s fury has gone viral, sparking a flurry of online chatter.
Scientists Explain Why Airplane Turbulence Is Getting More Extreme

While turbulence fatalities are rare, the overall bumpiness in the air is becoming more frequent, and severe.
Some Passengers Hospitalised From Plane Turbulence On Way To Sydney – Science Writer Explains Why Flights Are Getting Bumpier

The bad news is that flights are getting bumpier; there have been several reports of dangerous – and in one instance fatal – turbulence in recent months.
Matthew McConaughey’s Wife And Other Passengers Describe Lufthansa ‘Flight From Hell’ That Sent Seven People To Hospital [Videos]

Seven people aboard a Lufthansa ‘flight from hell’ were taken to a hospital after the plane dropped almost 1 200 metres in severe turbulence.
Nervous Flyers, Look Away – Passengers Freak Out During Storm Dennis Turbulence [Video]

When someone throws up, and others break out in prayer, you know you’re in the middle of a bumpy ride.
Footage From Inside The Air Asia Plane As Pilot Tells Passengers To Pray

An Air Asia plane on its way to Malaysia had to turn around after it started shaking like a washing machine. It looks a whole lot worse than simple turbulence.
Passengers Scream For Their Lives During Massive Turbulence [video]

I am not the best of flyers (even though I have been in planes since I was a fetus), so all my flights generally start with a handful of Xanax and a glass of Chardonnay, because I don’t want to feel any turbulence.
25 SAA Passengers Injured – ‘Mostly From Hitting Heads On Cabin Roof’

We all assume flying is as safe as anything and with low cost airlines making air travel all the more accessible and affordable, we are all becoming somewhat seasoned travellers. Bet you wouldn’t have expected THIS though…