Motion Sickness on Airlines: Airline-by-Airline Guide

Pick your airline below for fleet info, best seats for motion sensitivity, and known turbulence routes.

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Australia

Qantas (QF)
Risk: low · Hub: Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD), with major bases in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth

Canada

Air Canada (AC)
Risk: moderate · Hub: Toronto Pearson, Montréal, Vancouver

France

Air France (AF)
Risk: low · Hub: Paris Charles de Gaulle

Germany

Lufthansa (LH)
Risk: low · Hub: Frankfurt, Munich

Hong Kong

Cathay Pacific (CX)
Risk: low · Hub: Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) at Chek Lap Kok, on Lantau Island

Hungary

Wizz Air (W6)
Risk: moderate · Hub: Budapest, Warsaw, Bucharest

India

Ireland

Ryanair (FR)
Risk: moderate-high · Hub: Dublin Airport

Japan

Netherlands

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL)
Risk: low · Hub: Amsterdam Schiphol

Qatar

Qatar Airways (QR)
Risk: low · Hub: Hamad International Airport (Doha)

Saudi Arabia

Saudia (Saudi Arabian Airlines) (SV)
Risk: low · Hub: Jeddah, Riyadh

Singapore

Singapore Airlines (SQ)
Risk: low · Hub: Singapore Changi Airport

Turkey

Turkish Airlines (TK)
Risk: moderate · Hub: Istanbul Airport

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States

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