Fasten your seat belt – turbulence is on the rise

Severe turbulence, which recently forced the emergency landing of a transatlantic flight, is on the rise. But why and what can be done?United Airlines Flight 880 was carrying more than 200 passengers from Houston, Texas, to London’s Heathrow airport two weeks ago when it was battered by turbulence that threw people on to the cabin ceiling. Twenty-three people were injured. “We were flying along as smooth as can be and then were just slapped massively from the top as if someone had to