A major system failure resulted in a Korean Air flight suddenly dropping 8168m (26,900ft) in just 15 minutes, injuring 17 passengers. On Saturday, Korean Air Flight KE189 departed from the Seoul Incheon International Airport to fly directly to Taichung, Taiwan . But 50 minutes after takeoff a pressurised system fault drove the aircraft, a Boeing 737 Max 8, to plummet, the Independent reports.
According to data from the online flight tracker Flightradar24, the aircraft descended from a calibrated altitude of 10,767m to 2,567m in a quarter of an hour. The aircraft carrying 125 passengers could then be seen circling several times before diverting back to Seoul. It was just after 7.
30pm local time when the flight landed back in the South Korean capital..
