“Delta Care Team members are mobilizing to connect with customers on Delta Flight 175 that experienced severe turbulence before landing safely in Atlanta Tuesday,” the spokesperson said.

Both Delta Air Lines and air traffic control reported that this was not due to the impending hurricane Idalia that is currently located southeast of the United States.

Climate experts and meteorologists have already established that so-called “clear-air” turbulence is becoming more common due to climate change. This turbulent movement of air masses is more difficult to predict due to the absence of any visual clues, such as clouds, and is caused when bodies of air moving at widely different speeds meet.

Aviation24.be reported an increasing number of incidents in which turbulence causes casualties. Hence it is advised (and announced multiple times per flight) that passengers should wear their seat belt during the entire flight.