A Boeing 737 that made the connection between Shanghai and Tokyo had to land urgently at Kansai airport near Osaka on Monday, following a pressure problem in the apparatus cabin.
Japan Airlines’ plane, operated in collaboration with the company at low prices Spring Airlines Japan, took off as scheduled at 7:12 p.m. local time (6:12, eastern time), but after 41 minutes of flight, lost 8,000 meters above sea level in 10 minutes after suffering this problem, according to NBC News.
Several international media reports that passengers heard a slight blast before the start of this fast descent, marking depressurization of the cabin.
The oxygen masks then deployed and the plane was able to maneuver to land in complete safety at Kansai airport around 8:48 p.m. (7:48 am, east time), according to Flightaware data.
“My legs were shaking,” said a passenger to the local media South China Morning Post. “I thought I was going to die.”
The airline has apologized to passengers, offering them a reimbursement or a new flight as well as a $ 90 compensation, according to NBC News.
The incident is the subject of an investigation by the Japanese civil aviation office, but it would not be called “serious”, according to what reports The Independant.
However, the device in question will not make a flight until further notice.
