2024-07-31 00:54:59
Unfortunately, as the expert emphasizes, if the flight is disrupted (delayed or canceled) due to adverse weather conditions, the passengers are not entitled to compensation. This is also relevant for those passengers whose flights were disrupted during the storm that broke through Lithuania on Monday.
In 2023, the global airline association IATA (its members implement about 80 percent of all world flights) according to the safety report, flights continue to be the safest mode of transport.
Nevertheless, 20 percent all aviation accidents are currently caused by adverse weather conditions, mostly strong winds and storms.
According to B. Rimkus, storms, flights over mountains and air currents during flights cause turbulence, which has been recorded more and more in the last decade due to climate change.
As experts recently shared on the BBC’s More or Less podcast, it is predicted that by 2050-2080 The number of strong turbulences will increase by 180 percent in the North Atlantic, by 110 percent in North America, and by 160 percent in Europe.
True, according to B. Rimkus, the founder of “Oro Skundos”, which defends the rights of passengers in the event of flight disruptions, there is also good news – although turbulence is increasing, the probability of serious injuries during turbulence remains extremely low. Currently, there is approximately one serious injury caused by in-flight turbulence per million flights.
This is due to improving turbulence forecasting methods (70-75% of turbulence is now predicted in advance) and more modern aircraft equipment that helps to better react to turbulence.
2024-07-31 00:54:59