Originally Posted by
OFSO
There's no such thing as turbulance. It's the guys up front pulling the side stick back and forth and side to side when they get bored and want to throw a scare into nervous passengers.
Actually it's an IATA resolution requiring the implementation of CIFT (Cockpit initiated flight turbulence) particularly during meal service.
This puts all airlines, or at least IATA members, on an equal footing.