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Old 22nd April 2015 | 19:00
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peekay4
 
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SkyWest is now saying there was no cabin depressurization issue at all.

Rather the flight was diverted after a passenger got sick. The pilots thought they had a pressurization problem but it was a false alarm.

Plane diverted to Buffalo after passenger becomes ill

Vertical profile from FlightAware:



ADS-B data shows about 7,000 fpm initial descent.
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