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Australian passenger planes were shocked in the air! A sky drops sharply! The passengers were in chaos! The strongest storm in 35 years, with nearly 6,000 households out of power
Reprinted from the official account: Sydney today
Australia Channel 7 reported on August 14 that a Virgin flight encountered an emergency during the flight, and the cabin suddenly lost pressure and dropped rapidly, causing the passengers on board to panic, and the crew did not explain the situation until the plane landed.
The regular flight from Sydney to Brisbane took off at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
An insider revealed to The Nightly that shortly after takeoff, around 9:10, the cabin suddenly lost pressure, triggering the emergency response mechanism.
A passenger recalled that the oxygen mask suddenly fell from above the head at the time of the incident, and the plane “suddenly descended”.
The passengers on board were in chaos, and everyone was worried that the worst would happen, and the crew did not make any explanation during the flight.
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“We were told that the cabin was out of pressure after we landed, but there was no communication in the air.”
“We didn’t know the plane was intact until we landed safely at 10 pm. It would have been great if we could have known this earlier!”
Fortunately, the plane eventually landed safely in Brisbane and there are currently no reports of passengers or crew injuries.
Virgin Australia later confirmed that there was indeed a cabin outage on the flight.
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“We can confirm that the Sydney-Brisbane flight number VA933 experienced a cabin outage incident on Wednesday, August 13 but has arrived safely at Brisbane Airport,” a spokesperson for the airline said in a statement.
“The crew took corresponding measures in accordance with standard operating procedures to quickly lower the aircraft to a lower altitude. During this process, PAN calls were also issued to Air Traffic Control.”
The so-called PAN call is an internationally common emergency signal in aviation communications, which is used to indicate that an emergency but not fatal situation has occurred. Unlike the “Mayday” distress signal, it does not mean that the aircraft or personnel are facing direct threats.
Although Virgin did not respond to questions about whether passengers received relevant information during the flight,
But the airline stressed that they always put the well-being of passengers and crew first and acknowledged that the incident could be unsettling.
“Security is always a priority for Virgin Australia and we are conducting a comprehensive review of the incidents based on the company’s safety standards.”
At present, the aircraft involved is undergoing inspection and evaluation by engineers.
Meanwhile, Perth, Western Australia was hit by strong winds yesterday, with some urban areas recording the strongest gusts in 35 yearsThe big tree is uprooted. Trees collapsed in many places, and nearly 6,000 households were out of power. Local residents said bluntly that “never seen such a scene.”
The Australian Meteorological Agency issued a serious weather warning on Wednesday, but the intensity of the strong winds was still beyond expectations. The Meteorological Bureau originally predicted that Perth would experience west-to-northwest winds with an average speed of 50-60 kilometers per hour, with destructive gusts of up to 100 kilometers per hour.
However, at around 7 p.m. Wednesday, the gusts of winds were monitored in the Jandacott area as high as 117 kilometers per hour.It broke the record of 113 km/h set in 1990 and became the strongest gust of wind in the region in 35 years.
In addition to strong winds, rainfall also had an impact on Perth. Dwellingup area saw 41.4 mm of rainfall overnight, followed by Bickley, with 33.4 mm of rainfall and 20.2 mm of rainfall in downtown Perth.
When the storm was at its worst, nearly 6,000 households were out of power. Starting Wednesday afternoon, the Western Australian Fire and Emergency Services received a total of 73 calls for help from the Perth metropolitan area, the southern and the southwest.
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