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Air India turbulence: social media blames airline, weather is cause
Seventeen passengers were injured when Air India flight from Phuket hit severe turbulence. Social media erupted with demands for boycott, accusations of poor maintenance, and claims that government-owned Air India was safer.…
The Story in Brief
Seventeen passengers were injured when Air India flight from Phuket hit severe turbulence. Social media erupted with demands for boycott, accusations of poor maintenance, and claims that government-owned Air India was safer. Aviation experts say turbulence is a weather phenomenon, often invisible to radar, and not within pilot or airline control. Climate change is increasing such events. The Hindu Business Line reports that pilots are briefed on known weather, but dynamic changes can cause sudden turbulence. Passengers are advised to keep seat belts fastened at all times.
The Indian Opinion
The reflexive fury aimed at Air India for turbulence betrays a public that confuses weather with maintenance. Social media warriors demand boycotts and call pilots 'corporate leeches', ignoring that clear-air turbulence is invisible to radar and increasing with climate change. The same critics who lionise private efficiency now claim government ownership was safer. That is nostalgia, not data. The real test: will the DGCA release its full investigation into whether seat-belt compliance and crew response were adequate, or will this become another PR-driven blame game?
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
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