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Old 20th Sep 2018, 05:52
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Originally Posted by Buzzing
An official of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that the Jet Airways B737 aircraft operating flt 9W 697 of 20th Sep 2018 (Mumbai-Jaipur) had air turnback to Mumbai, as cabin pressure fell due to the fault of cockpit crew.

“During climb, crew forgot to select bleed switch due to which cabin pressurisation could not be maintained. As a result, oxygen masks got deployed,” said the official.

The official added that as per initial information, few pax have nose bleeding.

“Out of 166 passengers on board, 30 have reported nose bleeding, few have ear bleeding and some are complaining headache. All the affected passengers are being attended to by the doctors at the airport,” the official further said.

Always good to see that the authorities really uphold the 'just safety culture'... Investigation? Nahh... way overrated. Let's just throw the pilots under the bus.
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