Smokin' in the Boys' Room . . .

[Randy W]

from the SCMP

 

Air China pilots suspected of smoking in cockpit after Hong Kong to Dalian flight drops 25,000 feet in 10 minutes

Investigation opened after flight CA106’s mid-air plunge prompts release of oxygen masks

 

 

Similar data from aviation company Flight Aware indicated an initial drop of 14,100 feet in four and a half minutes. The Flightradar24 data shows the plane descended from 35,000 feet to about 10,000, at which point the aircraft levelled off and began climbing to cruising altitude soon after.

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The aircraft then continued to Dalian, the flight lasting three and a half hours.