AirAsia flight should have flown around bad weather, not above it: Expert

December 28, 2014 19:45

It is "standard practice" for commercial planes to fly around bad weather instead of above it, as it seems to have been in the case of AirAsia flight QZ8501, an aviation expert has said.

Should the plane enter a cumulonimbus cloud, a dense towering cloud associated w thunderstorms, several problems may arise, said Mark D Martin of United States-based firm Martin Consulting.

These include heavy updrafts and downdrafts, and a dramatic loss in altitude, he said.

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