Passengers in shock: a plane flying to Florida in a few minutes decreased by 9 km
The Delta Air Lines flight to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, deviated from the course and made an unplanned landing due to "uneven pressure in the cabin", which forced the pilots to make a quick controlled descent. Writes about it Fox News.
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The 2353 Delta Air Lines flight, departing from Atlanta (Georgia), made an emergency landing in Tampa about an hour and a half after takeoff.
The aircraft had to drop from 39 000 feet (almost 12 km) to 10 000 feet (3 km) in just 8 minutes.
In the photo taken by the passengers of the plane, oxygen masks are visible, which fall out in case of emergency. Passengers described the situation as terrible and chaotic.
“The oxygen masks fell out. We started to panic,” said passenger Harris DeWoskin.
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“It’s scary when you really don’t know what’s going on. Being at 15 feet, those are some of the scariest moments for sure,” DeWoskin added.
Another passenger said that he immediately wrote to his family in order to inform them that he loves them. And also - praised the Delta team for coping with this situation.
The airline Delta apologized for the incident.
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“We apologize to our customers on Flight 2353 from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale, which landed in Tampa due to a cabin pressurization failure,” the airline said.
After landing, passengers were transported from Tampa to Fort Lauderdale by bus.
The aircraft is currently being evaluated by maintenance teams.
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