The FAA is advising Airlines to renew efforts to alert passengers of injury potential if they fail to fasten seatbelts during turbulence. An "information for operators" alert, issued last week, aims to increase public awareness of the "increased risk of injury to passengers and cabin crew members" when passengers ignore the seatbelt sign, said the FAA. The action comes after 3 turbulence incidents on air carriers, and the FAA added that its flight standards service analysis and information staff recently concluded that turbulence was the "leading cause of in-flight injuries". Although the incidents are not identified, NTSB incident reports from 2010 show 9 turbulence-related events during which passengers or cabin crew received injuries. In 1 case, 17 passengers and 4 crew members were injured when a UNITED AIRLIENS Boeing 777 flew through an isolated thunderstorm cell enroute from Washington to Los Angeles on July 20. The aircraft diverted to Denver, pictured above. Along with developing scenarios to train crew members for "quick response" to possible turbulence, the FAA recommended that carriers develop business card-sized warnings printed with a slogan, "Turbulence Happens: Click it, don't risk it," and hand them to passengers who ignore crew instructions to buckle up.
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