United Airlines flight makes emergency landing at DTW after losing cabin pressure

Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Chicago were diverted to Detroit Metropolitan-Wayne County Airport after their plane lost cabin pressure at 40,000 feet.

Flight 4166, a CRJ-700 jet operated by GoJet (on behalf of United) was above northern Ohio when it lost pressure around 7:45 a.m. Sunday. The plane was rerouted to DTW Airport, and landed without issue around 8:20 a.m., according to FlightAware, an online database of air traffic information.

Data on FlightAware shows the plane losing thousands of feet in elevation in mere minutes. Between 7:47 a.m. and 7:48 a.m., the plane descended more than 6,000 feet.

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In a post on X from a passenger on the flight, the passenger said the flight crew “did an amazing job,” adding that attendants “kept everyone calm.”

By the time the aircraft approached Detroit, the crew told air traffic controllers that the situation was under control. The plane landed at Detroit Metro around 8:20 a.m. There were no injuries.

Officials at United Airlines did not immediately respond to email and phone call requests for comment Sunday.

Breaking news reporter Liam Rappleye can be reached at [email protected]

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: United Airlines flight 4166 makes emergency landing at DTW: Here’s why