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19th October 2014 #1
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.
Source: http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/72471-singapore-airlines-turbulence-injured?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=referral-=rayna.keith=-
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19th October 2014 #2
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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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20th October 2014 #3
I lost some of my coffee to turbulence on a journey from Singapore to Manila.... disaster
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20th October 2014 #4
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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20th October 2014 #5
Always seems to be lots of turbulence flying over India, all that hot air rising
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20th October 2014 #6
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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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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20th October 2014 #9
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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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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20th October 2014 #17
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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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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21st October 2014 #20Hope not. It says 50 mins according to our flight schedule.
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21st October 2014 #21
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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21st October 2014 #23
Terminal 3 Singapore is a dream.
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