Singapore flight hit by turbulence possibly had ‘inadvertent thunderstorm penetration’

Sky News Aviation Expert Captain Byron Bailey says the London to Singapore flight which was hit by severe turbulence possibly experienced “inadvertent thunderstorm penetration”.
“I’ve flown a [Boeing] 777 hundreds of times across this very route, the area that they were passing through the Bay of Bengal is the most intense cyclogenetic area in the world with the most active thunderstorms,” he told Sky News Australia.
“When you’re travelling from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere you’ve always got to pass through the intertropical convergent zone - that line of thunderstorms, very active.”

[@martinmitrovic4586]

So good for an experienced Pilot to give a version of event, I am 100% sure the Captain would have asked everyone to be seated in a brace with seat belts firmly fastened

[@isomorph7954]

"Turbulence. Solar radiation heats the earth crust. Hot air rises, cool air descends. Turbulence. I don't like that". - Jack Ryan, The Hunt for Red October.

[@ark14700]

"I am the turbulence." - Ryan Air

[@chuckharman1339]

Often times the thunderstorm can be building rapidly, but is below the tilt of the very narrow RADAR beam. As the thunderstorm builds it may stay below the beam until the storm and the jet get to the same place at the same time. Lightning should have given a hint, but I wasn't there. We used to teach our pilots , especially crossing the ITCZ, to periodically tilt the RADAR down to find these errant storms.

[@captainbligh3894]

This was a good report , read between the lines !!!!

[@WorksOnMyComputer]

Seriously. Not everything is a conspiracy.

[@jimijamesjowitt]

Yes they are saying nothings changed just a bad pilot.

[@SuzzyB52]

It's advised to keep your seatbelt on all the time. Ex-hostie here, it used to amaze the number of people that rarely did what was requested.

[@rachels209]

I here you. Airline mechanic here. Seen to many banged up interiors over the years to not heed the warnings. It pisses me off how many people ignore the pax briefing before departure when I’m looking down the aisle to the flight attendants (even in the same planes that I know n work on). I even count the seat rows to the next exits in both directions when travelling. What the public don’t realise is that flying is extremely safe form of transport only because of the extreme levels of discipline in regulations that it has grown since the Wright brothers hit the air. There is nothing safe about travelling at 38000 ft at 900 kph in air pressure that would render you unconscious in seconds and dead in a few minutes. Good aircraft design, good pilots, good mechanics, good flight attendants, good air traffic controllers and good regulation make it so safe that the oblivious public find it annoying when anything goes slightly awry.

[@rawwpower5788]

​@@rachels209facts and we never think that it could happen to us until it does.

[@obiemichaels9675]

Always strap in whenever you fly

[@heathermcintyre1383]

I always leave my seatbelt on, unless i need to get up to go to toilet … Just something our Dad drilled into me & my siblings when seated in a car, so i do it irrespective of mode of transport to buckle up

[@dannyrault683]

Some journalists are now blaming Climate Change for this accident. Oh brother. Here we go. How about I refuse to pay my ludicrous income, gst and land tax bills and blame it on Climate Change. Listen the only severe turbulence I experienced is flatulence coming from the seat of my pants.

[@timrohds750]

Yeah seen that What next!

[@ark14700]

Always keep your seatbelt on when started to avoid injury of something good wrong

[@Markpaul9]

Excellent guest

[@majorrgeek]

That's not turbulence but more like a stall - the reports say the plane pitched up then nose dived sounds just like a stall probably due to pilot error

[@WorksOnMyComputer]

It also is like what happens when a plane hits turbulence.

[@majorrgeek]

@@WorksOnMyComputer - yes a stall which should have been avoided

[@SereneSarai]

Thank you all of crews and captains controlled flight until landing ended👼🙇🏼‍♂️ Crews served food ,drink between accident, then they were free from seatbelt😣 Singapore airlines is the best👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@dianepamula2765]

If it’s Sudden then you wouldn’t get an Alert I flew the 777 for years and I was injured during the same circumstances No Worning and I hit the ceiling I suffered a Head injury No Warning

[@SindhuViswanathan-jj3ye]

Oops

[@elizabethroberts6215]

……those who were seated, & did NOT have their seatbelt fastened, are utter fools’. There’s a reason why Tech, & Cabin Crews’ advise to do so. Now these people affected know…………

[@jimijamesjowitt]

I dont know one person that would wear the belt other than take off and landing.

[@brettharrison2237]

@@jimijamesjowittI do…..airline pilot, what would I know!

[@elizabethroberts6215]

@@jimijamesjowitt ……having spent 45 years’ flying, ALWAYS had seatbelt loosely fastened when seated………

[@becca5143]

@@jimijamesjowitt Frequent flier here - I always have my seatbelt fastened while seated.

[@CanadianPrimate]

O no…..

[@johnfoster7596]

Are you clamoring to run a protection racket for Boeing and Singapore Airlines??? Will there be a cover up or an accurate and intensive aeronautical investigation ultimately revealed?

[@perla5921]

Its easy to judge ppl for not having their belts on...we all leave them undone and put them on when the announcement comes on. Maybe a lesson for all though after this

[@velvetfaerie]

Show us the flight data.....Ahahaha I bet they won't!!!

[@buzz5969]

They dont have too..Oh well…😅😂

[@velvetfaerie]

If a subpoena is issued AH YES THEY DO DUH

[@buzz5969]

@@velvetfaerie You gonna subpoena them kid?🤣😅

[@velvetfaerie]

Naaaaa. But can someone change my diaper!!!???

[@user-ds2ej3wn8p]

It's not unusual and happens all the time between the Australian continent and SE Asia

[@boofsiggy]

Aircraft are not meant to penetrate thunderstorms, that does not happen all the time.

[@geitalew7677]

Turbulence or just another shoddily built Boeing nearly falling out of the sky?

[@VH_VOL]

anyone wanna talk about the MH370 thumbnail

[@shazlol9683]

It’s turbulence , old guy…

[@wisdombites3586]

Always BOEING planes . Wont ever fly in American crappy plane - BOEING

[@jimijamesjowitt]

Yet good pilots have never had an incident due to turbulence. What has changed in the last few years that pilots cant help but harm travellers? It is obviously user error.

[@Bareknuckles182]

Flying through the storm instead of over it. 😉

[@elliotlambert3817]

An inadvertent thunderstorm god gets it wrong what a stupid thing to say read the definition of words before you use them.

[@thenationdecides7404]

He said inadvertent thunderstorm penetration. And he said it only might have been. Stay angry

[@elliotlambert3817]

@@thenationdecides7404 I'm not angry I just like to poke the establishment, I did do this in a rush while not giving a, At the moment I'm a couch potato and boredom plays a part.

[@Bibibosh]

Mh370 Mh17

[@trenthazbroek5602]

What are you on about?

[@buzz5969]

Amelia Ear 👂 hart…

[@Chuckles2109]

I can't believe Turbulence is News reporting has gone down the toilet.😅😂

[@prxzmsAU]

i mean you rarely see turbulence like this, and planes are very rarely dangerous. So its pretty rare, and since its a boeing plane which have been having issues, looking into this may be important for the safety of other flyers.

[@blobfish.]

Someone died, Chuckles

[@xGalloglas]

You don’t seem like the smartest bloke, hell I’d be surprised if you even had 2 brain cells bouncing around

[@alansmith7192]

Pilots name was Sum Ting Wong

[@user-me3iq2fp5f]

Is Jesus save the plane for going down Jesus Christ 🙏