United Flight from Newark to Rome Rapidly Descends 28,000 Feet Due to Cabin Pressure Loss; 270 Passengers Safe After Emergency Landing

United Airlines flight from Newark to Rome descended 28,000 feet in 10 mins due to cabin pressure issue
The Boeing 777-200 took off at 920pm and reached 37,000 feet before the pressure alert
Plane turned around over Nova Scotia and landed back in Newark at 1222am on Thursday
270 passengers and 14 crew were onboard, no injuries reported
Flight departed Newark 7 hours later after a rescheduled flight in a different aircraft

independent.co.uk

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