An expert has revealed the dangerous seating position you should avoid on a flight in case of turbulence.
Chaotic air movements can cause severe turbulence, which passengers find disruptive.
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Now an expert has revealed advice on how slouching increases the chances of hitting your head on the seat in front of you during turbulence.
Leo Arguelles, PT, DPT, American Physical Spokesperson
Therapy Association, speaking to the New York Post Office, said: “Dispersing your weight between your pelvis and feet can relieve pressure on your back and make it easier to stand for longer.
He added: “If you happen to be already standing when the turbulence arrives, immediately sit down on the floor where you are and hold on to a nearby armrest.”
Kyle Koukol, a commercial pilot, advised nervous passengers to sit in the middle of the plane, near the wings, to be closer to the center of gravity.
Last month, a Singapore Airlines flight from London encountered extreme turbulence.
There were multiple injuries on board flight SQ321 to Singapore and the death of a 73-year-old British grandfather.
Shocking photos taken on board showed people slumped in chairs with broken noses and bloodied faces, with ceilings destroyed and dents in overhead cabinets where bodies had crashed into them.
Unfinished meals were seen strewn across the plane’s kitchen, along with kettles, rubbish and wine bottles.
Geoff Kitchen, 73, died of a heart attack after the Boeing jet plunged 7,000 feet in just six minutes, sparking panic in the air.
Andrew Davies told BBC Radio 5 Live that there was “very little warning”, adding that “the seatbelt sign came on, I put my seatbelt on straight away and the plane just went down”.
He said: “The lesson is: wear seat belts at all times. Anyone who was injured was not wearing seat belts. The people who had them on (including me) were not wearing them (as far as I knew).”
Davies added that the plane “crashed suddenly” with “very little warning”.
He said: “What I remember most is seeing objects and things flying through the air.
“I was covered in coffee. It was incredibly severe turbulence.
“During the few seconds that the plane went down, there was a horrible scream and what sounded like a thud.”
Davies added that when the seat belt sign appeared, he followed the instructions and “at that very moment the plane suddenly crashed.”
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