That's another thing. I seem to remember that on older flights - you were always able to get up and walk around. Yeah there was occasionally a bit of turbulence, but by and large flights were quite smooth. IT seems today flying has become quite a bumpy experience. Of the last 4 or 5 flights I have taken, I would say over half of them spend a large portion of the flight with the seat belt signs on and the plane bouncing around. I am not sure this is the airlines fault, but it is something that has changed. So has, for that matter, how clear it seems to be when looking out the windows.