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  2. The weather most likely to ruin your flight plans - AOL

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    The resulting thunderstorms are “very dangerous” for air travel, Struckmann said. ... turbulence can hinder a plane’s ability to fly by altering its speed or altitude and even cause it to ...

  3. Severe turbulence on United Airlines flight causes Chicago ...

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    A United Airlines flight was diverted on the way to Chicago after multiple passengers suffered injuries from turbulence. Severe turbulence on United Airlines flight causes Chicago-bound plane to ...

  4. What is turbulence and can it cause your plane to crash? - AOL

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    Everything you need to know about how turbulence can impact your flight

  5. How air turbulence creates danger in the skies - AOL

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    Airplanes dropping dozens of feet in seconds. Chaos in cabins. Injuries and, in extreme cases, fatalities. Here’s how air turbulence can create problems for air travelers.

  6. Clear-air turbulence - Wikipedia

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    On December 28, 1997, on United Airlines Flight 826, one person died and 17 others were seriously injured in a CAT event. [13] On May 21, 2024, one passenger died and dozens were injured on Singapore Airlines Flight 321 from London to Singapore, causing the plane to divert to Bangkok. [14]

  7. Cumulonimbus and aviation - Wikipedia

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    Two dangerous effects of cumulonimbus have been put forward to explain the crash of flight AF447 that sank into the sea on 31 May 2009 about 600 kilometres (370 mi) northeast of Brazil. It encountered a mesoscale convective system in the Intertropical Convergence Zone (known by sailors as the " doldrums "), where cumulonimbus rise to more than ...

  8. What is turbulence and how dangerous can it be? - AOL

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    Experts have described turbulence as ‘common’ and asserted that it ‘rarely’ leads to fatalities.

  9. List of accidents and incidents involving airliners in the ...

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    US Airways Express Flight 3758 airplane slid off the runway while landing at T.F. Green Airport on December 16, 2007. The flight, carrying 31 passengers and three crew members from Philadelphia, slid off the runway after landing shortly before 5 pm. No injuries were reported and the incident was assumed to be related to the weather. [160]