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Crew Panics More Than Passengers as AirAsia Jet Drops 24,000 feet in 9 Minutes

Crew Panics More Than Passengers as AirAsia Jet Drops 24,000 feet in 9 Minutes
An Indian airport staff member walks next to an AirAsia airplane after it landed on its inaugural flight from New Delhi to Bagdogra Airport, some 12 miles from Siliguri, on Feb. 19, 2017. Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images
Colin Fredericson
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Passengers were left terrified after an AirAsia jet plunged 24,000 feet after the cabin lost air pressure.

Passengers remember the crew panicking first, and then seeing oxygen masks drop from the overhead bins of the Airbus A320. Passengers recall the crew preparing for a crash, running through the aisles in a panic and confusing passengers, NBC News reported.
Colin Fredericson
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