Experts warn that climate change could exacerbate air turbulence issues. Despite this, incidents like SQ321 are infrequent compared to the millions of flights flown each year.
In the US, there have been only 163 hospitalizations due to air turbulence between 2009-2022. The NTSB hasn't reported any turbulence-related large-body aircraft deaths in that timeframe.
Turbulence is often not the direct cause of aircraft accidents; for instance, American Airlines 587 crashed in 2001 due to technical issues related to the vertical stabilizer, not turbulence.
Various factors like terrain and weather events can lead to turbulence, creating disturbances in the air during flights.
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