At least 50 hurt as Boeing 787 to Auckland 'just dropped' mid-flight

Australian Community Media

At least 50 people were injured when a Boeing 787 operated by LATAM Airlines suddenly dropped mid-flight due to a "technical event" on a journey from Australia to New Zealand, with witnesses reporting passengers being thrown around the cabin.

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00:03 It's dropped out of the air instantly.

00:10 And then it started to tail down, like nose down.

00:15 And then it just picked up.

00:17 It just kicked into gear and just took off again.

00:20 And I was like, I was sure it was over.

00:22 I looked up to see the gentleman that

00:24 was sitting next to me on the roof of the plane.

00:28 I'm looking at him fully unstretched with his back

00:31 on the roof of the plane.

00:33 And then he came crashing down to the floor.

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00:38 No one had any warning that it was going to happen.

00:47 There were no comms on the radios.

00:49 And we had just finished lunch.

00:51 And suddenly, the jolt took us all by surprise.

00:56 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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