FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Emergency Landing for Qantas Flight 974
View Single Post
Old Jan 30, 2013, 5:56 pm
  #6  
matthandy
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Kent, UK
Programs: BA Gold, SPG Platinum, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,809
Descending to 10,000ft is standard procedure for a loss of cabin pressure incident and doing so as quickly as possible is vital. The descent in such a situation is not unexpected. I did not say or imply that such an incident is normal/expected, it clearly isn't.
matthandy is offline