Nevada Las Vegas Has a Bumpy Flight Home After Loss
There were a few tense moments Sunday as the Nevada Las Vegas basketball team flew home after its 99-98 Big West Conference loss at UC Irvine Saturday night.
The team’s America West Flight 573 lost cabin pressure midway through the flight followed by severe, but brief, vibrations and a loss of altitude.
Some passengers complained of a shortness of breath, severe ear pressure and hearing problems. But others didn’t notice anything.
Rebels Coach Jerry Tarkanian, whose team hopes to break a two-game losing streak tonight against UC Santa Barbara, said: “I’ve got so many things to worry about, I didn’t even know anything was happening.”
Airline officials said the cabin pressure loss was caused by a circuit break, which was repaired in flight.
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