At what altitude did the United flight drop?

After about a minute in the air, the Boeing 777 plunged from its altitude of 2,100 feet to 748 feet above the Pacific Ocean. None of the 271 passengers or 10 crew members was injured in the 1,352-foot drop, though many people on the plane were shaken up. “It felt like you were climbing to the top of a roller coaster.



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