Plane plunges 23,000ft as oxygen masks drop and flight makes emergency landing
A PASSENGER jet was gripped by terror when oxygen masks suddenly dropped and the plane plunged 23,000ft in a matter of minutes.
TL;DR
- A LATAM Airlines flight dropped 23,000ft with oxygen masks deployed due to a technical failure.
- The Boeing 767 made a steep emergency descent near Ica, Peru, before returning to Lima for a safe landing.
- Passengers experienced terror, with one expressing thoughts of it being the 'last minutes of my life'.
- A replacement aircraft was arranged for the shaken travellers to continue their journey.
- Separately, a private jet’s cabin door blew off 3,000ft in the air shortly after takeoff from Abuja, Nigeria.
- The private jet also made a safe emergency landing at its original airport.