Jet Airways passengers bleed mid-air after crew forgets to maintain cabin pressure; flight turns back
MUMBAI: At least 30 passengers onboard a Jet Airways flight fell sick, some bleeding from nose and ear, after the attending crew forgot to maintain cabin pressure. Several passengers also complained of headache.
The Jaipur-bound Jet Airways flight 9W 0697 took off from Mumbai airport on Thursday morning.
During take-off, the cabin crew forgot to select the bleed switch to maintain the pressure inside flight. Soon, passengers felt dizzy and sick.
"Thirty out of 166 passengers experienced nose and ear bleeding, some also complained of headache," informed news agency ANI.
The Boeing 737 aircraft returned to Mumbai.
Doctors are currently attending to all the 166 passengers at Mumbai airport.
"Panic situation due to technical fault in @jetairways 9W 0697 going from Mumbai to Jaipur. Flt return back to Mumbai after 45 mts. All passengers are safe including me," tweeted one passenger aboard the flight.