Panic in the sky: Delta flight from Atlanta plunges nearly 30,000 feet (cabin, safe)

[LynnHarris1]

ATLANTA - A Delta flight full of passengers from Atlanta plunged nearly 30,000 feet.

Passengers described panic as they grabbed for oxygen masks on board a Delta flight.

Pictures show the masks hanging from the ceiling during a fast descent.

Flight Aware shows how Flight 2353 to Fort Lauderdale diverted to Tampa instead.

According to the website, the plane descended from 39,000 feet to 10,000 in less than seven minutes..."

FULL STORY: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/pan...feet/987851866

SOURCE: AJC

[markjames68]

4000 feet a minute isn’t “plunging”. A rapid controlled descent could be 6000-7000. Stressful, but overblown.

[Need4Camaro]

Originally Posted by markjames68

4000 feet a minute isn’t “plunging”. A rapid controlled descent could be 6000-7000. Stressful, but overblown.

It's only overblown and stressful when the aircraft never stops descending

[ATLTJL]

I think it all depends on what passengers knew.

If all they heard was flight attendants saying "do not panic, do not panic!" as oxygen masks drop, I can see how it's scary. If flight attendants made an announcement like, "we have lost cabin pressure, so we have to descend rapidly. It's going to feel a bit strange, but we are perfectly safe and will be on the ground shortly," then it's overblown. It all depends on how it was handled. The pictures don't seem to indicate the flight attendants were panicking, they weren't even in their seats.

its scary what some airlines will allow to fly while knowing is in disarray or need of repair.

Would you mind sharing which airlines are good and which aren't so good so we all know? I think we can all guess, but maybe it's not what we think?

[billl]

Originally Posted by LynnHarris1

ATLANTA - A Delta flight full of passengers from Atlanta plunged nearly 30,000 feet.

Passengers described panic as they grabbed for oxygen masks on board a Delta flight.

Pictures show the masks hanging from the ceiling during a fast descent.

Flight Aware shows how Flight 2353 to Fort Lauderdale diverted to Tampa instead.

According to the website, the plane descended from 39,000 feet to 10,000 in less than seven minutes..."

If oxygen masks were deployed then that means cabin pressure was lost, and the rapid controlled descent to 10,000 feet was intentional. That's standard procedure when there's a loss of cabin pressure. The real story here is the loss of pressure, NOT the "plunge" to 10,000 feet.

The mask systems only generate oxygen for about 15 minutes, so getting the plane down to breathable air is a priority.

[ATLTJL]

It's not libel because there is no malice in the comment. N4C is simply stating what he saw. Maybe it's dated and not true anymore, but that doesn't make it libel.

[JMatl]

Originally Posted by ATLTJL

It's not libel because there is no malice in the comment. N4C is simply stating what he saw. Maybe it's dated and not true anymore, but that doesn't make it libel.

Wrong. To imply that it's the norm is libelous.

[ATLTJL]

Good luck with that in front of a jury.

If he's reporting what he actually saw and isn't lying about it, which I would imagine he has no reason to do, it's not libel.

[Beretta]

The "plunge" was intentional. Don't believe everything you read, anywhere. Let's get our knickers untwisted. Shall we?

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by markjames68

4000 feet a minute isn’t “plunging”. A rapid controlled descent could be 6000-7000. Stressful, but overblown.

I agree, but a lot of passengers apparently thought it was pretty scary. The article says a number of them were panicking and hyperventilating.

Maybe it's different when you're actually in the middle of a 6 mile rapid descent and you don't really understand what's going on.