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These Particular Qantas Passengers More Than Allowed to Clap on Touchdown

Passengers on a Qantas 747-400 got to try out emergency oxygen masks yesterday when the cabin depressurized as a chunk of the cargo bay blew off the airplane. The flight, QF 30, operates from London to Hong Kong to Melbourne, and it was on that second leg when the accident occurred. The pilot put the jumbo jet down in Manila, at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, where there were no injuries reported among the more than 300 passengers and crew.

Leave it to an Aussie to be totally rational about the wild ride:

There was a terrific boom and bits of wood and debris just flew forward into first and the oxygen masks dropped down. It was absolutely terrifying, but I have to say everyone was very calm.

People were so relaxed that flight attendants were actually working the aisles wearing portable oxygen masks, which totally impresses us.

After landing in Manila, passengers deplaned for a bit then got back on another aircraft that was specifically sent to pick them up. Hope there were free cocktails!

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· Qantas Jet Lands with Hole in Fuselage [AP, via Google]
· Hole in Jet Forces Emergency Landing [IHT]
· Qantas coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Raw passenger video taken on-board]