Commentary: A LATAM Boeing aircraft ‘just dropped’ in mid-flight - how concerned should travellers be?

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Investigators will scrutinise the incident which sent people hitting the ceiling. The clear way to stay safe is something the cabin crew have always been telling passengers, says this CQUniversity Australia aviation expert.

A passenger showing his injuries and a view of the damage sustained to the ceiling of the airplane after an incident on a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787, in Auckland, New Zealand, on Mar 11, 2024. CAIRNS, Australia: On Monday , LATAM Airlines flight 800 from Sydney, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand, experienced what officials are describing as a “technical fault” that meant the

On peak travel days, there can be more than 16,000 planes in the air at any time. There are around 4 billion air travel passengers each year, and the number is expected to double by 2035 by some estimates. One passenger stated that one of the pilots said his instruments went blank, he lost control briefly, and the backup system returned the aircraft back to normal operations.

The US Federal Aviation Administration has reported that, in the United States, 30 passengers and 116 crew members were hospitalised due to in-flight injuries caused by turbulence between 2009 and 2021.

 

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