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Old 3rd December 2005 | 00:30
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SkyNews on Foxtel carried an interview with a pax on the flight who said there was a noticeable pressure change. ABC news article here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...2/s1522736.htm

Visions of the captain being sucked out like that BA BAC 1-11 in England a few years ago probably elicited a rapid control input and quick tightening of the five-point harness...

I suspect the pressure change noticed by the pax was due to the quick descent and catching the cabin which always hurts a bit, rather than an actual hull breach via the cracked windscreen.

...But for the facts, we will have to wait for the enquiry.

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