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AirAsia apologises for mid-air emergency

File: Airbus AirAsia jet.

File: Airbus AirAsia jet. Source: AAP

Passengers on board an AirAsia flight to Bali say they feared for their lives after their plane suddenly lost cabin pressure and plunged 20,000 feet. The budget airline has blamed a technical fault for the mid-air emergency.


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By Lydia Feng

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Passengers on board an AirAsia flight to Bali say they feared for their lives after their plane suddenly lost cabin pressure and plunged 20,000 feet. The budget airline has blamed a technical fault for the mid-air emergency.



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