US EditionTerrified passengers write out wills as Japan Airlines' Boeing 737 plummets sharply in minutes
JAPAN, JUN 30 – Japan Airlines Flight JL8696 rapidly descended 26,000 feet due to a cabin pressurization malfunction, prompting oxygen mask deployment and an emergency landing with no injuries among 191 onboard.
- On June 30, 2025, Japan Airlines Flight JL8696, a Boeing 737-800 with 191 people on board, experienced a sudden pressurization failure that caused it to descend rapidly by approximately 26,000 feet before diverting to Kansai Airport in Osaka for an unscheduled landing.
- The sudden descent followed a malfunction in the cabin pressurization system that triggered an alert for abnormal cabin altitude, but no rapid decompression occurred.
- The pilots responded to an alert by quickly lowering the aircraft from about 36,000 feet to slightly above 10,000 feet in a span of ten minutes, triggering the deployment of oxygen masks before safely landing at Kansai International Airport.
- Passengers described the descent as violent and frightening, some reportedly wrote wills, while the airline offered 15,000 yen and one night’s accommodation, though compensation faced criticism online.
- Japan Airlines operates the flight under lease with Spring Airlines Japan and is cooperating with authorities to investigate the cause and prevent future occurrences.
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