An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration ET-AXS performing flight ET-640 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Mumbai (India) with 300 passengers and 11 crew, was enroute at FL330 over the Indian Ocean when the crew initiated an emergency descent to FL100 due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft continued to Mumbai for a safe landing.
A passenger reported the captain asked every to don their oxygen masks for about 15 minutes. At that time the aircraft had been in turbulence and was about 1-2 hours out of Mumbai.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Mumbai for about 16.5 hours, then departed for the return flight with a delay of about 14 hours.
A passenger reported the captain asked every to don their oxygen masks for about 15 minutes. At that time the aircraft had been in turbulence and was about 1-2 hours out of Mumbai.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Mumbai for about 16.5 hours, then departed for the return flight with a delay of about 14 hours.
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