which airliner deals with turbulence the best?
2006-12-16 11:43:02 · 13 answers · asked by DUNCAN S 1 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
All of the United States carriers (and other affluent airliners of the world) have doppler-radar abilities within the cockpit to avoid dangerous turbulence situations (or situations which can shake the plane). Our American Airlines pilot on a recent flight from Chicago to Seattle stated that "we are going to fly around the storm; going north into Canada then back down the Puget Sound coordidor." He also pointed out that "in the olden days, we would have just flow through the storm, and you would have felt the heavy turbulence."
In regards to planes, all Boeing made planes that are well-maintained hold up well during heavy turbulence.
2006-12-16 15:51:17 · answer #1 · answered by sanddune 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know it's definitely not the A320 family (318-321). I've been on many of those, and there's always turbulence. One time, it was so turbulent that the FA's couldn't do the beverage service!
I'm thinking that the best one would be the Boeing 757-200. However, airplanes with winglets (e.g. 737NG, some 757's, 767-400, etc.) probably have it even less.
2006-12-16 12:52:00 · answer #2 · answered by Joshua Z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Qatar Airways. I have travelled with different airlines, but the best is QA, I actually look forward to my journeys with them.
And yes, the flights to Nigeria are not able to handle the turbulence too well, or maybe the skies in Africa are just too turbulent.
2006-12-18 07:55:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 777, the L-1011, and the DC-10 seemed to handle the turbulence best to me.
2006-12-17 12:39:52 · answer #4 · answered by ironchain15 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me it's KLM although I can't say I've been on too many airlines (Air France, Aer Lingus, Continental, British Midland and Aeroflot as well as KLM). I've flown with them a few times to S. America and enjoyed my flights every time.
2006-12-16 11:54:21 · answer #5 · answered by marcoporres 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
777
2006-12-18 23:15:15 · answer #6 · answered by dtxox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
united airlines, lufthansa,south african airways,qatar,emirates,thoose are the airlines but if you are looking for airplanes its the boeing 777 or 747 or a dc-10 or one of the airbuses
2006-12-19 11:25:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boeing 747 - the queen of the skies
2006-12-16 12:00:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any of them are about the same EXCEPT the Nigerian airlines.. I was almost killed there once
2006-12-16 11:56:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is KLM, singapore and BA. But sometimes jet airlines.
2006-12-16 12:01:19 · answer #10 · answered by rashmir 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋