Korean Air Boeing 737 Drops Almost 27,000 Feet and Flies in Circles for Five Minutes Shortly After Takeoff

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Korean Air Boeing 737 Drops Almost 27,000 Feet and Flies in Circles for Five Minutes Shortly After Takeoff (www.thegatewaypundit.com)

A Korean Air Boeing 737 Max 8 bound for Taiwan experienced a near-catastrophic failure shortly after taking off from Incheon International Airport this Saturday, plunging 26,900 feet and executing multiple erratic loops before stabilizing.

The plane departed from Incheon International Airport at 4:45 p.m. local time on Saturday, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency.

The aircraft detected an issue with its pressurization system while flying over South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju.

Data from Flight Radar cited by Business Insider reveals that roughly 50 minutes after taking off, the plane began descending sharply, dropping nearly five miles in 15 minutes. This was a harrowing experience for the 125 passengers onboard. . .

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>A Korean Air Boeing 737 Max 8 bound for Taiwan experienced a near-catastrophic failure shortly after taking off from Incheon International Airport this Saturday, plunging 26,900 feet and executing multiple erratic loops before stabilizing. >The plane departed from Incheon International Airport at 4:45 p.m. local time on Saturday, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency. >The aircraft detected an issue with its pressurization system while flying over South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju. >Data from Flight Radar cited by Business Insider reveals that roughly 50 minutes after taking off, the plane began descending sharply, dropping nearly five miles in 15 minutes. This was a harrowing experience for the 125 passengers onboard. . . [Archive](https://archive.today/XfStn)

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Boeing sucks.

But, this article seems to imply that the plane went out of control. I don't think it did.

Plane depressurizes - oxygen masks deploy. Pilots get down to altitude where supplemental oxygen is not required - this is done quickly not comfortably. Pilots then start holding pattern, not erratic loops, while they decide what to do. When plan is made, pilots proceed to new destination.

Most of the narrative in the article seems like embellishment of flight tracking data by someone with zero flight experience. Plane depressurized (still bad) and pilots handled situation like professionals.

But, Boeing still sucks.