For many people, turbulence is the most unpleasant aspect of flying. Despite their astonishing frequency, they can often be frightening and even disturbing to experienced passengers.
They are also more common on some routes than others. This article reveals which routes these are.
Dramatic scenes occurred on a flight from London to Singapore a few days ago. There was severe turbulence that killed one person from a heart attack and injured many others. Turbulence is the worst part of flying for many travellers, and this latest incident may increase their fear of it.
The online portal Turbli has been created to help travellers prepare for this. Turbli analysed over 150,000 routes and prepared a list of ten routes where turbulence occurs most often.
Which routes experience the most turbulence?
The nearly 1,900-kilometer route between Santiago and Viru Viru International Airport in Bolivia has been classified as the most turbulent air route in the world. Second place went to the route between Almaty in Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek
Domestic flights in Japan and China were the most represented in the ranking. This is mainly due to the high density of strong wind currents. The flight route with the most turbulence in Europe is the route from Milan to Geneva.
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10 routes with the most turbulence
- Santiago (SCL) – Santa Cruz (VVI)
- Almaty (ALA) — Bischkek (FRU)
- Lanzhou (LHW) — Chengdu (CTU)
- Chūbu/Centrair Airport (NGO) – Sendai (SDJ)
- Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) – Geneva (GVA)
- Lanzhou (LHW) — Xianyang (XIY)
- Osaka (KIX) – Sendai (SDJ)
- Xianyang (XIY) — Chengdu (CTU)
- Xianyang (XIY) — Chongqing (CKG)
- Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) – Zurich (ZRH)