What am I missing here?

[casper]

https://news.sky.com/story/plane-plunges-300ft-in-36-seconds-to-avoid-other-aircraft-13401958

A US passenger plane made a dramatic plunge minutes after take-off to dodge another aircraft - injuring two cabin crew and causing passengers to shoot out of their seats.

Data from FlightAware shows the aircraft dropped by 91m (300ft) in just 36 seconds.

300ft in 36 seconds isn't a dramatic plunge. Am I missing something?

[JasonT1981]

Media sensationalism.

After the Air India flight I notice every little bit of aviation news reported in the news has a sensationist headline.

That honestly sounds like a very slow descent rather than a plunge.

[angry turnip]

Just the media trying to scare people from flying,or it's a slow news day.
300ft in 36seconds is 8.3ft per second,hardly a plunge,or an evasive manoeuvre.

Thing that strikes me is this was shortly after takeoff,yet people were flung from their seats.That suggests to me passengers are either not wearing their seatbelts,or taking them off too soon.Most airlines suggest you wear your seatbelt at all times when seated,it sounds like US passengers ignore that advice.

Air safety in the USA is not great,look on youtube and you will find countless radio Comms of near misses,and breaches of air traffic protocol,from pilots and ATC staff.