Jet Airways Passengers Bleed Mid-Air As Crew Forgets To Maintain Cabin Pressure
Some passengers even suffered from a severe headache. They are being treated by airport doctors.
Over 30 Jet Airways passengers underwent a painful experience after the crew forgot to switch on the cabin pressurisation system, which maintains the pressure inside an aircraft to comfortable levels as it climbs out. The Jaipur-bound flight was turned back to Mumbai after passengers suffered ear pain and nose-bleeding, during take-off.
The Mumbai-Jaipur flight with 166 passengers and five crew members on board landed safely in Mumbai and all the passengers were deplaned. Subsequently, first aid was administered to the passengers who complained of ear pain, bleeding nose etc, a spokesperson of the airline said.
"Out of 166 passengers on board, 30 passengers are affected... some have nose bleeding, few have ear bleeding and some are complaining of a headache," the official said.
Inside visuals of Jet Airways Mumbai-Jaipur flight that was turned back to Mumbai airport midway today after a loss in cabin pressure pic.twitter.com/j9S6oKIf01
¡ª TOI Mumbai (@TOIMumbai) September 20, 2018
Narrating the incident, Darshak Hathi, a passenger on board said, "The flight landed at Mumbai airport after an hour and we were told that we will be shifted to a different flight. This is an unfortunate incident. After we took off the AC malfunctioned, then air pressure system malfunctioned too and oxygen masks came out. Some of us experienced nose bleeding and headache."
The flight landed at Mumbai airport after an hour & we were told that we will be shifted to a different flight. This is an unfortunate incident: Darshak Hathi, passenger onboard the Mumbai-Jaipur Jet Airways flight which was turned back to Mumbai due to loss in cabin pressure pic.twitter.com/2AmaWJxmfL
¡ª ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2018
Other passengers took to the micro-blogging site to describe the incident:
Satish Nair, another passenger tweeted that it was the 'worst apathy'he had been through. He wrote, ¡°@jetairways Flight 9W 697 made an emergency landing back in Mumbai. The airplane lost pressure immediately after taking off...scores of passengers including me bleeding from nose....no staff to help...no announcement on board to wear the oxygen mask. passenger safety completely ignored¡±
¡° was on board.....horrifying and worst incident in my life...Passengers on Jet flight bleed after crew forgets to maintain cabin pressure," he added.
@jetairways Flight 9W 697 made an emergency landing back in Mumbai. Airplane lost pressure immediately after taking off...scores of passengers including me bleeding from nose....no staff to help...no announcement on board to wear the oxygen mask.passengersafety completelyignored pic.twitter.com/vO9O95aMCP
¡ª Satish Nair (@satishnairk) September 20, 2018
When things are going bad, every little thing like this adds to make it worse
¡ª Soumit (@soumitnaik) September 20, 2018
Worst apathy I have been through....@jetairways @jayantsinha https://t.co/m5sWNof6q0
¡ª Satish Nair (@satishnairk) September 20, 2018
Not only the passenger, but people vented out anger on social media.
There is no place for negligence in airlines as you are several thousand metres high from ground levels.
¡ª Kishore Singh (@Kishore91792618) September 20, 2018
"Bankruptcy effect". No money, no servicing of aircraft. Then they say such failures happen; after all it is a machine.
¡ª Flamethrower (@Freetofire) September 20, 2018
"The flight¡¯s cockpit crew has been taken off scheduled duties pending investigation. The airline is making alternative flight arrangements for guests on this flight. However, 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 a few guests who complained of ear pain, bleeding nose etc," Jet Airways said in a statement.
