An investigation into a terrifying mid-air incident involving South African Airways SAA flight has uncovered how a routine journey from Cape Town to Johannesburg spiraled into chaos, and how a crucial decision by the flight crew may have worsened the turbulence that left four cabin crew members injured, one seriously.
The South African Civil Aviation Authority SACAA has released its findings into the October 2024 flight aboard an Airbus A330-300, as reported by , which encountered clear-air turbulence while cruising at 41 000 feet.
This invisible and unpredictable type of turbulence, which doesn't appear on radar, caused the aircraft to shake violently and dip without warning.