Airline insurance premiums unlikely to rise after high-profile air-turbulence incidents: consultant

IN SPITE of the recent spate of reported air-turbulence incidents, insurers will “very unlikely” hike premium rates that airlines have to pay, said an aviation consultant.

Meanwhile, insurers in Singapore have not seen an uptick in claims from travellers stemming from air-turbulence incidents in the past two years nor a higher uptake of travel insurance during the recent June school holidays.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) , Qatar Airways and Air Europa in recent months all encountered sudden drops in altitude in their flights, resulting in passengers needing medical treatment and, in Singapore’s case, one fatality.