This has got to be one of the worst written articles. A few facts probably in error, but I wasn't there.
Plane headed to KCI drops 26,000 feet in 10 minutes - KCTV5
SWA IND-MCI
30 miles from MCI, the landing airport, when pressurization issue discovered
Allegedly at 36,000 feet, descended (I mean "dropped") to 10,000 feet in 11 minutes. That's about 2400 feet per minute descent. That is no where near an unusual descent rate in a 737.
So scheduled to land at MCI and still at 36000 feet 30 miles from the airport? This makes no sense at all. That's greater than a 10:1 descent rate. It must be the new RNAV RNP Space Shuttle One arrival.
Glad everyone was OK, but my question to a SWA pilot: the article says the flight was scheduled to arrive at 3:50PM but didn't arrive until 3:59PM. Does the flight crew get overs for that?
And for those who weren't able to tell: I am knocking the article, not SWA, as there is obviously some incorrect information posted. Followed up by a light-hearted but honest question about overs.