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Old 26th Sep 2005, 14:17
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"I heard a loud bang and suddenly it became very cold on the plane. The oxygen masks fell from the roof and the captain announced that he would be dropping the plane to 1 000 feet so that we could breathe more easily," another passenger, Robert Ferley, said.
1 000 feet awefully low for a 744

Emotions were also running high because no oxygen apparently flowed from the masks that came down from the panels above their heads.
I'm sure, that's why you were still conscious right?

Maybe the captain got the plane to 1 000 feet really quick so they didn't need the oxygen
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