Eli5: why isn’t a plane experiencing turbulence considered dangerous?

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Eli5: why isn’t a plane experiencing turbulence considered dangerous?

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A fact that helped me get over this. Consider all the planes that fly around without airlines full of passangers who want a smooth ride. Now realize that those pilots floor it A to B, turbulence be damned. The few people on board don’t mind so they just go faster.

The planes are engineered to more than handle turbulence of any kind, the only reason its avoided in travel situations is its not fun for a paying customer.

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