United Airlines Flight Descended 28,000 Feet in Almost 10 Minutes After 'Possible Loss of Cabin Pressure'
United Airlines airplanes sit on the tarmac at Newark Liberty Airport in front of the Empire State Building in New York City on February 3, 2023, in Newark, New Jersey.Photo:Gary Hershorn/Getty Gary Hershorn/Getty A United Airlines flight dropped 28,000 feet in almost 10 minutes on Wednesday because of a situation the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) described as a “pressurization issue.” CNNreported, citing data fromFlightAware, that United Airlines Flight 510 bound for Rome, Italy, from Newark, New Jersey, experienced a dramatic descent from 37,000 feet at 10:07 p....