Time to keep the seat belt sign on


That’s the key lesson from two airlines’ recent bouts with severe turbulence.

IF you are afraid of flying, your fear quotient must have shot up after the recent incidents of severe turbulence hitting two flights – Singapore Airlines SQ321 on May 21 and Qatar Airways QR017 on May 26 – resulting in one fatality and many injuries, some critical.

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