Sydney
\nAn AirAsia flight from Australia to Indonesia was forced to turn back to Perth after losing cabin pressure, with passengers on Monday recounting their terror as oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling.<\/p>\n
Air Asia said the plane suffered a \u201ctechnical issue\u201d with Australian media reporting that the aircraft had to quickly drop from 32,000 feet to 10,000 feet 25 minutes after take-off.<\/p>\n
Video circulating online shows distressed passengers wearing oxygen masks with an alarm blaring and AirAsia staff calling for people to assume the brace position.<\/p>\n
\u201cI picked up my phone and sent a text message to my family, just hoping that they would get it,\u201d one tearful passenger named Leah told Channel Nine television. \u201cIt was horrible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another holidaymaker said not knowing what was going on heightened fears.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t know what was happening because all the voice recordings on the plane where in every language but English,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
AirAsia apologised for the scare, blaming a \u201ctechnical issue\u201d without elaborating on the cause.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe safety of passengers and crew is our priority,\u201d the budget airline said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cAirAsia apologises to passengers for any inconvenience caused.\u201d<\/p>\n
Several flights have been forced back to Australia in recent months, including an AirAsia Gold Coast to Kuala Lumpur service in July that the carrier said involved a suspected bird strike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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