EXTREME TURBULENCE

More than 2 million people fly in the United States each day, and yet since 1980, only three people have died as a direct result of turbulence.

Of those fatalities, two passengers weren't wearing their safety belts.

During that same time period, the Federal Aviation Administration recorded just over 300 serious injuries from turbulence, and more than two-thirds of the victims were flight attendants.

What do these numbers mean? As long as your seat belt is on, you’re more likely to be injured by falling luggage than by choppy air.