Jet Airways scare: Petrified passengers bleed mid-air

A Jet Airways flight on Thursday took off from Mumbai, only to encounter severe problems due to a human error.  For about an hour or so, the 166 passengers were in a state of shock.  

It all began because a “bizarre error” resulted in a drop in cabin pressure.  The flight staff forgot to turn on a switch that controls cabin air pressure.  In no time, the oxygen masks came off, and the passengers felt dizzy.   As per reports, some of them suffered nose-bleed and ear-bleed.  “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,” a passenger has been quoted as saying by a news agency.  

Jet Airways has apologized for the inconvenience to its guests.  

Meanwhile, the Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has directed officials to ensure a safety audit of all scheduled airlines and airports with immediate effect.  As per a PTI report, the Minister will be submitted the findings within 30 days.