>I can’t help but think a blind landing is safer than depressurising a cabin full of passengers.
We're talking about 1000ft above Mexico city amount of altitude, here, not Mt. Everest. Any inherent risk from that is below the threshold of what's quantifiable. Skydivers routinely jump from 10,000ft.
That makes a lot more sense. When I initially read the article, I assumed they were landing at a typical runway within ~1000 feet of sea level and for some unfathomable reason decided to ascend many thousands of feet before opening the window. I forget how high Addis Ababa is!
We're talking about 1000ft above Mexico city amount of altitude, here, not Mt. Everest. Any inherent risk from that is below the threshold of what's quantifiable. Skydivers routinely jump from 10,000ft.