US EditionTerrified passengers write out wills as Japan Airlines' Boeing 737 plummets sharply in minutes
- On June 30, 2025, Japan Airlines Flight JL8696, a Boeing 737-800 with 191 people onboard, rapidly descended from 36,000 to about 10,000 feet near Osaka after taking off from Shanghai Pudong Airport.
- The rapid descent occurred due to a mid-air mechanical issue involving the cabin pressurisation system, which triggered an alert and forced pilots to declare an emergency and divert the plane to Kansai International Airport.
- During the 10-minute descent, oxygen masks deployed for precaution, passengers described a violent drop, and some wrote wills or notes fearing a crash, while crew instructed use of oxygen masks and managed the emergency safely.
- The plane landed safely at 8:50 p.m. local time with no injuries reported, and passengers were offered 15,000 yen and one night of accommodation, though many criticized this compensation as insufficient.
- The incident initiated an investigation into the pressurisation system fault amid heightened scrutiny on Boeing 737-800 models due to recent serious crashes and near-mishaps involving similar aircraft.
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The Boeing 737 from Shanghai to Tokyo was forced to make an emergency landing in Osaka because of a malfunction.
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A Boeing 737 on the Shanghai-Tokyo route had to land urgently at Kansai Airport near Osaka on Monday.
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Japan Airlines' Boeing 737 plummets: Terrified for their lives, passengers write out their wills mid-air; send insurance details to loved ones
Some passengers started writing their wills mid-air, fearing the worst, while others sent their PINs and insurance details to their loved ones, reports have said. Some other passengers were woken up from sleep after the oxygen masks dropped due to the pressure drop.
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