A routine flight turned into a nightmare for 191 passengers and crew aboard Japan Airlines Flight JL8696 on June 30, 2025. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft, operating under a codeshare agreement with Spring Japan, suddenly plummeted approximately 26,000 feet in less than 10 minutes, triggering oxygen masks to drop and passengers to fear for their lives. “I heard a muffled boom, and the oxygen mask fell off in a few seconds. The stewardess cried and shouted to put on the oxygen mask, saying the plane had a malfunction,” one passenger recalled of the terrifying experience. The aircraft was cruising at around … Continue reading Japan Airlines Boeing 737 Plunges 26,000 Feet in 10 Minutes: Passengers Write Wills as Oxygen Masks Drop