Originally Posted by
PotomacApproach
There is no evidence that they are, or that turbulence is getting worse. This is Sara Nelson and her kind at work. When a flight gets bumpy, the captain will usually ask flight attendants to sit when it gets bad. This is not that, this is declaring at the beginning of the flight that there will be no service even when the weather looks good. I've sat on smooth as glass WN and AA flights where this has happened. If I'm in Y, I'll bring a snack on board with a vitamin water, I don't care about the service on a <90 minute flight, I care that safety professionals are lying.
how is your anecdotal evidence any more credible than you think Sara Nelson's is? It is worth noting though, the information you're disregarding is provided by the FAA, not Sara Nelson. Also, serious injuries require two days or more hospitalization as defined by the FAA. How many other crew members were injured that didn't require hospitalization for two days or more? I don't know the answer but I am going to guess it's significantly more than the 80% of 146 - if you care to look then feel free. I don't. I know my own (anecdotal?) experiences and they are that turbulence is more frequent than in the past.