50 passengers were left with injuries, after the LATAM 787-9 they were onboard suffered a violent altitude loss over the Tasman Sea while en-route to Auckland on 11 March 2024. One passenger is in a critical condition.
By: Yu Le
Published on: 21 March 2024, 7.14pm (GMT +8)
There was a sudden drop in altitude in-flight. Photo: Sam Chui
Twelve passengers have been hospitalised after the 787 they were onboard suffered a violent nosedive over the Tasman Sea while en-route to Auckland, New Zealand. One of the passengers is in a critical condition.
LA800, operated by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, with registration CC-BGG, was operating a fifth-freedom flight from Sydney to Auckland, when the nose of the aircraft dipped suddenly. Many passengers and loose articles were flung up into the air, with around 30 of these passengers hitting their head on the ceiling, leaving blood on the ceiling. A passenger told a reporter that this happened because people “weren’t wearing their seatbelts”. The pilots also reported momentarily losing their instruments before all of them coming back online shortly after.
The altitude graph of the aircraft. Photo: Flightradar24
Passengers who were booked to Santiago were rebooked on another flight on 12 March 2024, and all passengers will be provided with hotels and food.
Boeing really screwed up