A Korean Air flight KE189 witnessed chaos after several passengers experienced hyperventilation and ear pain as the flight descended sharply due to a fault in the aircraft’s🅺 pressurization system. As a result, the flight was forced to take a U-turn and make an emergency landing at Incheon International Airport.
The flight reportedly dropped more than 25,000 feet midair due to the fault. The flight had earlier taken off from Seoul's Incheon International Airport anꦑd was headed for Taichung International Airport (RMQ) in Taiwan. The incident is said to have taken place on June 22.
After 50 minutes into its journey, the flight Boeing 737 Max 8 plane started descending sharply and🍨 fell about 26,900 feet in around 15 minutes, reports stated.𒊎
Reportedly, the message ''pressure system (pressure control function of the aircraf🎉t) abnormality'' was displayed while the aircraft was flying over Jeju Island.
Due to the fault, several passengers onboard the f🃏light experienced hyperventilation and ear pain, prompting oxygen masks to be released insid🥂e the cabin of the plane.
Sever🎃al passengers also recounted their ordeal. One passenger reportedly said that the children on the flight were crying when oxygen masks 🐲were deployed during the flight's plunge.
Another passenger said she fe🔯lt something was amiss a🦹s the aircraft seemed to be hovering in the air and the flight attendants remained in their seats, as per Taipei Times.
Later, reports said ༒17 people were taken to the hospital for medical checkuꩲp.
Korean Air has apologised for the incident𒁃 and launched an investigation into the cause of the malfunction and ass💞ured passengers that all necessary maintenance measures will be taken.
