Flight from Japan Airlines from Shanghai to Tokyo turned for passengers into a nightmare when the aircraft suddenly dropped almost 26,000 feet in the middle of the air, which triggered a scary emergency situation, People reported.
The incident occurred on Monday evening on June 30, on board the Flight JL8696 (operated by the low -cost spring Japan Japan Japan Airlines), which took off from Shanghai Pudong Airport and was on the way to the international airport in Tokyo. According to reports from Kyodo News And the Associated Press, the Boeing 737 aircraft carried 191 people, including the crew.
Around 18:53 local time, the flight suffered a sudden drop in the cabin pressure and forced the plane to quickly descend from 36,000 feet to less than 10,500 feet in ten minutes. Oxygen masks were automatically deployed and the passengers were instructed to use them immediately.
In the video from the inside, the passengers are visibly shaken by oxygen masks, some of them clutch their hands and others try to stay calm. The stewardess can be heard and urge everyone to remain and follow the safety instructions.
“I heard a muffled boom, and the other thing I knew, oxygen masks dropped from above. The stewardess cried and screamed so that everyone would wear their masks and say there was a failure,” one passenger said. Another said they were awake when the masks fell and described that they were on the “brink of tears”.
At a particularly tormenting moment, one traveler even claimed that he had written his will during suffering, and feared the worst.
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism later confirmed that alerts concerning the failure of the pressure system system were lowered in the middle of the flight. The pilot declared an emergency situation and diverted the aircraft to the Kansai International Airport in Osaca, where it safely landed around 20:50. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
Passengers received hotel accommodation for a night and 15,000 yen (approximately £8 945) Each in the transport of compensation.
The authorities initiated an investigation into a mechanical problem that caused a sudden drop in the cabin pressure.
Japan Airlines has not yet issued an official statement about the matter.
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