A Boeing 777 plane suddenly got into the zone of strong turbulence before starting to descend

Should have kept their seatbelts fastened

I always keep my seatbelt fastened when flying. They tell you to do this in the safety briefing which no one seems to pay attention to. This was "clean air turbulance" so the pilot had no way to warn the passengers, so by keeping them fastened fewer people may have been injured.

Usually when you are about to hit turbulence you are instructed to make sure you secure you seat belt. From the time I get on the plane the seat belt is secured whatever the weather. Hope all passengers are going to be okay.

judging from the photographs , the mess looks like your average ryanair flight to anyway

I always keep my seat belt on when I am sitting.

Very frightening but always keep you seatbelt on.

You get very severe thunderstorms in Thailand this time of the year. Not surprised by this sad news.

They should have been in their seats with seat belts on!

Surely cabin warning lights would have come on warning passengers to return to their seats and put on seat belts. What were the cabin staff doing?

THEY CANT DETECT CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE... Very scary people have died on flights hit by the food carts.

Put your seatbelt on then!

Sit belt on during all the flight time unless you go to wc.

THIS is why you ALWAYS keep your seatbelt on, and stow anything not required in overhead bins or under seat in front of you. I can't tell you how many people unbuckle just because they can. It's not worth the extra bit of comfort if you're going to have your head slammed into the ceiling...

Secure your seat belt is the answer

If everyone listened to the pre-flight safety demonstration- they all clearly say that even if the seat belt sign is turned off, if you are seated, leave your seat belt fastened. The purpose of the seat belt indicator is telling you when it is safe (mostly, but everyone should already know that turbulence happens) to get up from your seat to stretch your legs or go to the restroom. When you return to your seat you're supposed to fasten your seat belt again. This is like airplane safety 101.

This is why I don't like people taking those mini suitcases masquerading as hand luggage.

Sensible people used to wear their seat belts during a flight, and even moreso when there is turbulence.

Turbulence is never 'hundreds of metres'. Ten is exceptional. It seems extreme but isn't and is no danger to the flight itself, only to the passengers. I fly a lot and when seated I keep my belt fastened.

Always wear seatbelt even when the sign is turned off . Also from personal experience Aeroflot is one of the worst companies to fly on I never use it

Keep your belts on peeps!