United Flight Drops Nearly 30,000 Feet After Takeoff, Lands Safely Back in Newark
- United Airlines plane from Newark to Rome dropped 28,000 feet in 9 minutes
- Plane took off around 920 p.m. Wednesday, returned around 1220 a.m. Thursday
- Plane climbed to 37,000 feet before rapidly descending to 8,900 feet
- Plane diverted back to Newark due to possible loss of cabin pressure
- Flight landed safely, no actual loss of pressure found, passengers rebooked