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Like a 'vertical roller coaster': Simulating flight FZ1073's sudden plunge

SHERFIELD ON LODDON, England, Oct 4 - Flydubai's flight FZ1073, which plunged 16,000 feet in about 30 seconds before being levelled out and landing safely, would have felt like a \"vertical roller coaster\", according to an aviation instructor who recreated the descent in a flight simulator for Reuters.

Event date
exact date
Coverage
3 outlets · 3 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Singapore, XM, South Africa
English
Countries concerned
United Kingdom, South Africa
Diplomacy · intensity 0.5 · tone 0.33
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Covered mainly by the Global South sphere (67%); silent in Western, Arab-Muslim world.

Western 0%Sino-Russian & BRICS 33%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 67%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 3 outlets in 3 countries.
  • Ignored by Western, Arab-Muslim world.
  • Propagation: first reported by The Straits Times (Singapore), . 3 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Coverage analysis

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Event sources

  1. Like a 'vertical roller coaster': Simulating flight FZ1073's sudden plunge
    The Straits TimesSingapourSingapore → United KingdomEnglish
  2. Like a 'vertical roller coaster': Simulating flight FZ1073's sudden plunge
    Al-MonitorMoyen-OrientXM → United KingdomEnglish
  3. Like a ‘vertical roller coaster’: Simulating flight FZ1073’s sudden plunge
    Sunday TimesAfrique du SudSouth Africa → South AfricaEnglish