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Podcast: Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
Episode: June 19th - Myth-busting around air turbulence
Description: A British Airways flight from Singapore to London Heathrow hit such severe turbulence over the Bay of Bengal that the plane had to return to its starting point where possible damage was checked. Several BA cabin crew were injured in the incident, in the early hours of 16 June. One newspaper report was headlined: “We were in freefall for 1,000ft.” That did not happen. But just how dangerous is turbulence – and is it getting worse? I’ve been investigating.This podcast is hopefully turbulence free as well as being free to listen to, just like my weekly newslett...