Originally Posted by cur
Assuming this isn't the British Media blowing things out of proportion (because they NEVER do that)... she probably didn't take her medication. Any (properly) trained FA will know the facts about turbulence and will have seen the video where they bend the 747 wing 130 degrees before it snaps.
Yes it was the media; although I'm not sure the Mirror or Sky even qualify for that dubious classification. A followup report (which I omitted to bookmark) stated that it was in fact a
passenger who freaked out not the FA. Not much of a story there though.