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Chinese Passengers Describe Aircraft’s Violent Plunge Before Emergency Landing

  • Japan Airlines flight JL8696 experienced a rapid cabin pressure problem and plunged nearly 26,000 feet on June 30 while flying from Shanghai to Tokyo before making an emergency landing in Osaka.
  • The descent occurred due to a malfunction in the aircraft's pressurisation system, triggering an alert and oxygen masks dropping amid the flight from 36,000 to just over 10,000 feet within ten minutes.
  • Passengers described a loud boom, panic spreading as oxygen masks deployed, and some wake gasping for air, while flight attendants urgently urged mask use and a stewardess cried out about the malfunction.
  • The Boeing 737-800 carried 191 people who all landed safely at Kansai International Airport around 8:50 p.m., with no injuries reported and compensation of 15,000 yen plus hotel offered to passengers.
  • An investigation is underway to find the cause, with Japan Airlines cooperating fully and planning measures to prevent recurrence amid concerns over Boeing 737 safety linked to multiple past accidents.
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Passengers reportedly panic as oxygen masks drop from ceiling

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