Mid-air panic strikes: Japan Airlines passengers share near death experience when Boeing 737 plunged 26,000 ft in 10 mins
A sudden cabin pressure decrease, forced the plane a little below 10,500 feet from 36,000 feets in ten minutes. He fell from the top panels. Passengers tried to wear them.
A passenger told Associated Press: ım I heard a muffled burst and the next thing I knew, oxygen masks fell from above. A flight officer cried and shouted saying it was a fault for everyone to wear their masks. ” Another told the AP that masks fell and they felt on the verge of tears ”.
The images from the cabin show the passengers that hold their masks tight. Some hired their seats. The others looked frozen in shock.
Some of them wrote last farewell
A passenger announced that they wrote their will while the plane crashed. They noted the insurance details and the bank pins. As reported by the South China Morning Post, he explained the experience online: “My body is still here, but my soul is not caught. My legs are still shaking. When you confront life or death, everything seems insignificant.”
Another passenger wrote that the plane started to fall violently at 19:00 and fell to 3,000 meters in just 20 minutes ”.
Safe landing in Osaka
Japan’s land, infrastructure, transportation and tourism, then confirmed that the aircraft’s printing system triggered the emergency. The pilot declared an emergency situation, turned the plane to the Kansai International Airport in Osaka, and landed safely at 20:50. The passengers spent the night in hotels and each of them received 15,000 yen for shipping. Japan Airlines has not yet made an official statement.
Boeing’s security under review
This close call is participating in other disturbing stories on Boeing’s 737 lines. Last year, a Jeju Air in South Korea fell 737-800 and killed 179 people. In March 2022, a China Eastern Airlines 737 disaster killed 132 on the ship.
In India, Air India met its own fear this June. A Delhi-Vienna Boeing 777 fell into 900 feet on June 14th. Two days ago, immediately after the departure, Air India fell in Ahmedabad and left only one survivor. Air India, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA), “After the receipt of the pilot report, the subject was announced to the DGCA in accordance with the regulations. Later, on the receipt of the data from the registration devices of the aircraft, more research was initiated. Pilots were blocked while waiting for the results of the investigation.
As the inspectors investigate what failed in JL8696, passengers are left to process almost what is. For them, this was not just another title.
It was a flight that some whisper to their loved ones. And reminds that security will never be accepted in 36,000 feet.
