Turbulence on-board emirates
My mother arrived back to LHR today at 14:15 on board emirates departing from DBX
About two hours into the flight, the aircraft experienced some turbulence, to which the pilot announced over the intercom that the cause was due to another "aircraft close by".
This seems very strange to me as a training pilot, especially as the pilot admitted this over the intercom system.
Is this not the job of ATC and TCAS systems to keep the seperation distances enforced, or is this perfectly normal.
I understand the principles of wake turbulence and the effect it can have on other aircraft, but surely the distances between the aircraft at cruise altitude should make this effect neglible?????
This announcement did send a murmour through the cabin as im sure you can imagine, as passengers became uneasy at this announcement.
Does anybody have any thoughts on this??
Yours cordially
SI
Last edited by squawkident.; 20th June 2006 at 22:11.