Man proposes as AirAsia flight plummets 20,000ft
A man on board an AirAsia flight that plummeted 20,000ft in a mid-air emergency used the near-death experience to propose to his girlfriend.
AirAsia fight QZ535 was travelling to Bali after departing from Perth on October 15.
The flight to the Indonesian hot-spot soon turned into chaos when cabin crew announced there was an emergency and deployed the oxygen masks as the plane fell 20,000ft.
With their survival uncertain, London lawyer Chris Jeanes turned to his Perth girlfriend Casey Kinchella and popped the question.
“Luckily she said ‘yes',” the British man said.
“We both reconfirmed with each other when we were on the ground.”
Chris revealed that he was planning to propose in Bali but the brush with death sped up the process.
While the couple had a positive story to share following the disaster, other passengers were not in a good mood.
Passengers said their panic was heightened by the behaviour of the cabin crew who were “screaming, looked tearful and shocked”.
“We look to them for reassurance and we didn’t get any, we were more worried because of how panicked they were,” passenger Clare Askew told 7 News.
Other passengers said the only English instructions they received were “crash position" and “brace”.
Several other passengers said they began messaging their family and friends and began praying.
“I messaged my son saying goodbye," one passenger added.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the incident.
In June, an AirAsia flight from Perth to Kuala Lumpur had to return because of an engine malfunction.
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