Oxygen masks dropped as the AirAsia flight to Bali from Perth plunged 20,000 feet shortly after take-off. (Photo: Screengrab from Channel Nine)
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.
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Thank god everyone was safe. What a scare it must have been for all on board the plane; hearts probably almost jumping out of their mouths.
If that ain't the truth, I don't know what is lol.
Tyler Durden: Oxygen gets you high. In a catastrophic emergency, you're taking giant panicked breaths. Suddenly you become euphoric, docile. You accept your fate. It's all right here. Emergency water landing - 600 miles an hour. Blank faces, calm as Hindu cows.
Wah........really is 老黑牛吃嫩草.
Sssshhhhh please do not disturb Uncle Tony Fernandes, he just got married and is now on honeymoon with his SYT Korean wife.
In the sea-facing snapshot, Fernandes, 53, looked dapper in a three-piece suit with blue accents, while his bride was as pretty as a picture in an off-shoulder white gown with a long train.
Chloe, an actress in her early 30s, held a bouquet of white roses and ferns, with the groom sporting a boutonniere of the same bloom.
The private wedding and dinner was attended by family members, close friends and AirAsia’s top officials. CIMB Group chairman Datuk Seri Nazir Razak was the best man.
Among the guests who attended the ceremony were AirAsia chairman and Tune Group chief executive Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, former international trade and industry minister Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz and former deputy prime minister Tun Musa Hitam.
Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/10/15/tony-fernandes-marries-korean-girlfriend-in-france/#gmkDuMGd21UG66eS.99