PERTH: An AirAsia flight heading to Bali from Perth plunged 20,000 feet shortly after take-off on Sunday (Oct 15) morning, leaving passengers terrified, Australian media reports said.
Flight QZ 535, with 145 people on board, was forced to turn back just 25 minutes into its journey after the pilot was alerted to a drop in cabin pressure, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
It added that a technical problem had caused the plane to drop from 32,000 feet to 10,000 feet without warning.
Passengers on board the plane took videos of the drama that unfolded, as oxygen masks dropped and passengers held on to their loved ones.
Others on the flight told Channel Nine that they had sent text messages to loved ones, fearing they were going to die.
According to ABC, the pilot turned back and emergency services were placed on standby at Perth airport.
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/airasia-flight-bali-plunges-midair-scare-9313756
Author|Post time 16-10-2017 11:34 AMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
The Australian reported that the midair chaos was made even worse for some passengers as the on-board announcements were not in English.
“The panic was escalated because of the behaviour of staff who were screaming, looked tearful and shocked,” Ms Clare Askew, who was a passenger on the flight told reporters at Perth airport. “Now, I get it, but we looked to them for reassurance and we didn’t get any, we were more worried because of how panicked they were.”
"The masks fell down and everybody started panicking," another passenger, Leah from Perth said. "We were all pretty much saying goodbye to each other. It was really upsetting."
AirAsia apologised for the incident in a statement and said the flight landed safely at Perth International Airport at 12.40pm local time.
“Our engineers are assessing the aircraft. All affected passengers will be scheduled to the next available flight and provided with necessary assistance including meal vouchers.
“The safety of our guests is our utmost priority. AirAsia Indonesia apologises for any inconvenience caused,” that statement said.
Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/airasia-flight-bali-plunges-midair-scare-9313756
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Post time 16-10-2017 11:47 AMFrom the mobile phone|Show all posts
Majority penumpang degil ya amat, nak take off pun hp & electronics devices still on. Sbb tu la mcm2 jd now...
Dahla cockpits punya equipments sensitive....
ni buat aku takut nk naik flight
kita kena paham....kapal AA kod initial QZ ni AA Indonesia yang punya....jadi kita mamang sedia maklum, indon punya quality dalam maintenance....soooo it's no surprising kalau tech difficulties happened...maybe @kelana36 ada intel sebab kejadian???
Menurut beliau media suka mensensaikan berita. Bkn sudden drop pun dari 32 k feet ke 10 k feet, kabin hilang tekanan, so perlu turun segera ke 10k sbb di kedudukan 32k udara sgt nipis. Udara yg dibekal melalui corong cukup 15 min je, so bila di10k ada cukup oksigen utk breathing. Banyaklah lagi yg diulasnya.. One of it sila lah beri perhatian bila ank kapal beri penerangan haha..
Semlm tgk NCIS, haha.. Ada terrorist dlm plane, so kapten assures mamat2 NCIS tu dia boleh flykan plan tu upside down w/o the passengers knowing it haha.. Kapten kelana mana tak bagi pendpt lagi?
now it makes more sense kalau abang pilot terpaksa turunkan pesawat sebab cabin pressure problem ...kalau ikut artikel ianya macam sudden drop dan mask oxygen turun sebab cabin pressure haus.
Post time 16-10-2017 11:32 AM
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