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    22 passengers, crew injured as SIA plane hits turbulence

    SINGAPORE – Twenty-two passengers and crew were injured when an Airbus A380 plane operated by Singapore Airlines (SIA) and travelling from the city-state to Mumbai hit sudden turbulence during descent, the carrier said Sunday, October 19.


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    Luckily the days of my flights arriving to India are finished.

    Hope my Singapore Airlines A380 flight to Davao will be smooth and uneventful


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    I lost some of my coffee to turbulence on a journey from Singapore to Manila.... disaster
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    Wind shear.

    Cause of many airline accidents over the years resulting in some fatalities.

    The plane that plunged into the sea in Indonesia last year was said to have encountered wind shear. Fortunately all on board survived.


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    Always seems to be lots of turbulence flying over India, all that hot air rising


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    Out of the many flights that I have done, I've never experienced any turbulence that you talk about here, a couple of my flights only a teeny weeny bit!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post


    Luckily the days of my flights arriving to India are finished.

    Hope my Singapore Airlines A380 flight to Davao will be smooth and uneventful
    I did that one but changed at Singapore. Have they lengthened the runway at Davao? Best plane I have ever been on.


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
    I did that one but changed at Singapore. Have they lengthened the runway at Davao? Best plane I have ever been on.

    Still need to change at Singapore, then a 50min stop in Cebu but for us a less hassle and cost than going via Manila.

    That A380 is a great plane and the seating and cabin space upstairs is just the best.

    I don't think the runway has been changed since the last extension in 2001.
    Maybe one of our air travel experts know more

    Getting excited now, just a couple of weeks before lift-off

    Singapore Airlines now departing from the brand spanking new Terminal 2 at Heathrow
    Looking forward to that too.


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    Yes that's exactly the same trip I took. Free drinks in flight too. I had a few Singapore slings lol


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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post

    Still need to change at Singapore, then a 50min stop in Cebu but for us a less hassle and cost than going via Manila.

    That A380 is a great plane and the seating and cabin space upstairs is just the best.

    I don't think the runway has been changed since the last extension in 2001.
    Maybe one of our air travel experts know more

    Getting excited now, just a couple of weeks before lift-off

    Singapore Airlines now departing from the brand spanking new Terminal 2 at Heathrow
    Looking forward to that too.
    Yes looking forward to seeing the new Terminal.


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    Quote Originally Posted by cheekee View Post
    Yes looking forward to seeing the new Terminal.


    We just miss each other by a few days


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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post

    Still need to change at Singapore, then a 50min stop in Cebu but for us a less hassle and cost than going via Manila.

    That A380 is a great plane and the seating and cabin space upstairs is just the best.

    I don't think the runway has been changed since the last extension in 2001.
    Maybe one of our air travel experts know more

    Getting excited now, just a couple of weeks before lift-off

    Singapore Airlines now departing from the brand spanking new Terminal 2 at Heathrow
    Looking forward to that too.
    If you booked a different day you can get direct from Singapore to Davao, pain in the ass Cebu as you have to get off the plane then back on


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    Quote Originally Posted by jonnijon View Post
    If you booked a different day you can get direct from Singapore to Davao, pain in the ass Cebu as you have to get off the plane then back on
    Thanks for the tip.
    Just booked the flights that had the specifc seats I wanted available


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    Quote Originally Posted by jonnijon View Post
    If you booked a different day you can get direct from Singapore to Davao, pain in the ass Cebu, as you have to get off the plane then back on
    ... it adds around 2 hours to the journey.

    Apparently this is a round trip for 'Silkair' ... ... since the majority of passengers who embark at Cebu are bound for Singapore via Davao rather than just travelling to Davao itself.


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    Getting off at Cebu was ok. Stretch legs, coffee and you're back on. No big deal.


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    Keep your seatbelts on kids. I see so many people unclip once the light goes off, or not re-clip once they sit back down from a toilet/locker visit. The guy next to me on the way back from Barcelona last week unclipped as soon as the light went out. He wasn't going anywhere. Worried me to be honest, if the worst happens and he goes up, breaks his neck on the ceiling and then hits me on the way back down...

    I've been in 'big' turbulence in a 747 over the Rockies (US) before. Nice rodeo ride, but some people were sh1tting themselves when the crew became airborne on the way to their seats (they were holding seats and their bodies 'floated' up in the air).

    If you don't like turbulence then don't sit at the back of the plane, it pivots around its axis, the wing/engines.


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    Someone told me (Might have been on here, can't remember) never ever get an afternoon flight into or out of Barcelona or Genoa. That's when the heat has built up enough in the mountains to cause turbulence and electrical storms, with a white knuckle ride almost guaranteed.

    I absolutely hate turbulence, I know it's safe (unless you're in the toilet or not strapped in), but it's not good. On the same theme though I detest roller coasters and rubbish like that, so it's probably in the same league.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    ... it adds around 2 hours to the journey.
    Hope not. It says 50 mins according to our flight schedule.

    2 hours can be expensive when my wife is let loose in an airport terminal


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    I keep my seatbelt fastened at all times when seated.

    ... Also looking forward to riding the A380 for the first time this coming trip.


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    Hope not. It says 50 mins according to our flight schedule.
    It was about 45 mins for me


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    I had two or three small episodes of turbulence flying to Singapore on the A380 and the same on the way back.

    Terpe I saw a video on the new Terminal two at Heathrow. You use self check in terminals and then take your check in luggage to a luggage station.

    Looks like a good way to do it and I'm looking forward to the views of the planes.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post
    Hope not. It says 50 mins according to our flight schedule.

    2 hours can be expensive when my wife is let loose in an airport terminal
    Ah ... no worries on that score ... you remain in the Departure Area until called to reboard your flight.


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    Terminal 3 Singapore is a dream.


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    Quote Originally Posted by jonnijon View Post
    Terminal 3 Singapore is a dream.
    If I started dreaming of airport terminals instead of dragons and dwarves, I would get therapy
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