Originally Posted by
wanderingstar
As a very phobic flier taking Eva Air for the first time very soon, from SFO-TPE-PP, and back, is this kind of turbulence common on this route, or is this a very unusual degree of turbulence? Thanks for indulging my terror, having not seen turbulence like this before. I assume it's the route, not the airline or aircraft, or am I wrong?
Are most of Eva's flights turbulent, generally?
Turbulence is dictated by nature. The airline can only avoid storms visible on radar. CAT is unpredictable.
Japan is rather turbulent during the winter months but not as bad as this flight.