New Delhi, July 2 -- A Japan Airlines flight from Shanghai to Tokyo turned into a nightmare for passengers when the aircraft suddenly dropped nearly 26,000 feet mid-air, triggering a terrifying emergency, People reported.

The incident occurred on Monday evening, June 30, aboard flight JL8696 (operated by Japan Airlines' low-cost arm Spring Japan), which had taken off from Shanghai Pudong Airport and was en route to Narita International Airport in Tokyo. According to reports from Kyodo News and the Associated Press, the Boeing 737 aircraft was carrying 191 people, including crew.

At around 6:53 PM local time, the flight suffered a sudden drop in cabin pressure, forcing the plane to descend rapidly from 36,000 feet to just under 10,500 fe...