Title: Why do many Delta flights have short layovers (30-40 minutes)? - Quora
Headings: Why do many Delta flights have short layovers (30-40 minutes)?
Why do many Delta flights have short layovers (30-40 minutes)?
Content: A vehicle designed to move in three dimensions instead of two rarely “pl
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I’m waiting for the official NTSB report on this occurrence (if one even winds up being required), but it sounds like a prompt and reasonable response to an urgent need to get lower for the biological safety of the people aboard the aircraft… nothing more. I hate the use of the word “plunge” when applied to a possibly rapid but controlled descent. People think of headlines like “Bus Plunge Kills Fifty,” describing a crash through a guardrail and a fatal fall, when lazy writers and editors use that emotionally charged word. A vehicle designed to move in three dimensions instead of two rarely “plunges” unless it’s unable to be maneuvered normally. Since the flight involved landed safely, that was not the case in this scenario. Consider: the emergency oxygen masks available to passengers — and for that matter, cabin crewmembers — can’t keep anyone alive above about 37,000 feet. When you’re above that altitude, oxygen literally has to be forced into your lungs, not just breathed through the plastic Dixie (TM) Cups. The pressure outside, which helps one’s body absorb ambient oxygen, is pretty low until you get a lot lower in the atmosphere. Look at this illustration: