Jet Airways Passengers Treated for Injuries in Mumbai After Cabin Pressure 'Error'

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A Jet Airways plane had to make an emergency return to a Mumbai airport shortly after takeoff on Thursday, September 20, due to a problem with cabin pressure.This video was captured by passenger Melissa Tixeira after the plane landed at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.At least 30 passengers suffered ear and nose bleeds, NDTV reported. The joint director general of Directorate General of CIvil Aviation Lalit Gupta told the Times of India that the flight crew had failed to enable the cabin pressurization system.Flight 9W 697 to Jaipur had 166 passengers on board, the report said. A Jet Airways spokesperson told the news channel that first aid was administered to injured passengers and an alternative flight would be arranged for its customers. The spokesperson added that the crew had been “taken off scheduled duty pending an investigation”. Credit: Melissa Tixeira via Storyful