Passengers given bloody noses when pilots ‘forgot’ cabin pressure
More than 30 passengers needed medical treatment after the pilots of a Jet Airways’ flight apparently forgot to turn on a switch to regulate cabin pressure, causing the oxygen masks to deploy.
Flight 9W 697 from Mumbai to Jaipur was forced to do a u-turn shortly after take-off.
The Boeing 737, which was carrying 166 passengers, landed safely.
India’s aviation ministry said the pilots had been removed from duty during an investigation into the incident.
Lalit Gupta, a senior aviation official in India, told the Hindustan Times that they had forgotten to switch on the system to maintain cabin pressure.
In a statement, Jet Airways said: "The B737 aircraft, with 166 guests and 5 crew landed normally in Mumbai. All guests were deplaned safely and taken to the terminal. First aid was administered to few guests who complained of ear pain, bleeding nose etc."
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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