The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 operated by Spring Airlines Japan under flight number JL8696 (IJ004), was carrying 191 passengers and crew when the incident occurred.
Osaka: A Japan Airlines flight from Shanghai to Tokyo made an emergency landing at Kansai International Airport on Monday night following a sudden cabin depressurization alert. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 operated by Spring Airlines Japan under flight number JL8696 (IJ004), was carrying 191 passengers and crew when the incident occurred. Approximately one hour after departure from Shanghai Pudong Airport, the crew initiated an emergency descent from cruising altitude after cabin pressure sensors triggered an alert. Oxygen masks were deployed automatically.
Passengers described a terrifying experience, with some fearing for their lives as the plane dropped nearly 26,000 feet in under ten minutes. “My body is still here, but my soul hasn’t caught up,” one passenger said. Some reportedly wrote farewell notes during the descent.
