‘Felt like an earthquake’: passengers recall moment of terror on Latam flight as investigation launched

Latam Airlines flight LA800 was headed to Auckland from Sydney when plane's gauges just blanked out' due to technical problem, pilot reportedly told passengers

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Cockpit voice and flight data recorders are being gathered as an investigation begins into a sudden mid-air drop on an Auckland-bound flight that left passengers bloodied, hospitalised dozens and felt like an earthquake had just hit".

Latam Airlines flight LA800 departed Sydney at 11.35am on Monday with 263 passengers and nine flight and cabin crew headed for Auckland. About two-thirds of the way into the three-hour flight, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - which was eight years old, according to flight tracking data - experienced a strong shake", the airline said.

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