This article contains some very interesting statistics about turbulence in the US, for example:
- In 29 years, there were 234 turbulence accidents
- This caused 298 serious injuries and 3 fatalities
- Of these 298, 184 involved flight attendants
- Two of the fatalities were passengers not wearing seat belts while seat belt sign was illuminated
- 58 passengers are injured each year while not wearing seat belts
Jet Blue Flight Grounded by Turbulence. How Dangerous Is It?