The United Airlines jet plummeted to 28,000 feet in 10 minutes, then changed course and returned to New Jersey, according to a report. new york post. On Wednesday, Flight 510 was en route from Newark to Rome when it encountered a problem with cabin pressure. A United spokesperson told the Post that the Boeing 777 was carrying 270 passengers and 14 crew members. This comes several months after another United Airlines flight suddenly lost altitude shortly after taking off from Maui.
Citing data from FlightAware: new york post According to reports, the flight from Newark to Rome took off from Newark Liberty International Airport at 8:37 p.m. (local time) and landed at the airport at 12:27 a.m.
The airline said in a statement that the plane returned to Newark “to address a potential loss of cabin pressure.”
An airline spokesperson added: “The plane landed safely and there was no loss of cabin pressure.”
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also acknowledged a “pressurization issue,” adding that it caused the pilot to reverse course.
But by the time the switch took place, the plane had fallen to about 28,000 feet in just 10 minutes.
United Airlines said the passengers were accommodated on another aircraft and taken to their destination.
Last December, San Francisco-bound United Airlines flight UA1722 ran into trouble after taking off from Maui’s Kahului Airport at an altitude of about 2,200 feet.
independent person After reaching that altitude, he said, the Boeing 777-200 nosedived at a speed of 8,600 feet per minute, dropping to just 775 feet above sea level.