It's never a pleasant experience to fly through turbulence on an airplane. And now, a new report reveals the routes that are more likely to experience bumps than others. Passengers heading from Nashville to Raleigh/Durham are most likely to experience the bumpiest rides. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.
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00:00It's never a pleasant experience to fly through turbulence on an airplane.
00:04And now, a new report reveals the routes that are more likely to experience bumps than others.
00:09Passengers heading from Nashville to Raleigh-Durham are most likely to experience the bumpiest rides, reports travel in leisure.
00:17The report analyzed turbulence levels of 150,000 airline routes using a scientific measure called Eddie Dissipation Rate.
00:25Other routes included in the top 10 list include Charlotte to Pittsburgh, Denver to Puerto Vallarta, New York to Raleigh-Durham, and Boston to Syracuse.
00:34The report also shares the global airports that are most likely to experience turbulence, with Denver being the only U.S. airport in the top 10.
00:43Travel in Leisure notes serious injuries from turbulence have been on the rise.
00:47In 2022, there were 17 cases of injury, the highest since 2011.
00:53Experts advise keeping seatbelts fastened at all times to prevent injury.