Mumbai, September 20: Jet Airways flight 9W 697 Mumbai to Jaipur dated today, made an air turn back due to a loss in cabin pressure. The reason being, the crew forgot to select the switch to maintain cabin pressure. Reportedly 30 out of 166 passengers on board experienced nose and ear bleeding, and some even complained of a headache.

Jet Airways has issued a statement saying that they regret the inconvenience caused to the guests. According to an ANI update, the flight was scheduled to take off from Mumbai for Jaipur at 10.15 am. Jet Airways 9W 0697 Mumbai-Jaipur Flight Turned Back as 30 Passengers Experience Nose And Ear Bleeding; Here's Why (Watch Video)

Read the statement here: 

The flight’s cockpit crew has been taken off scheduled duties pending investigation. Passenger Recounts Mid-Air Horror as Cabin Pressure Falls. Darshak Hathi said, "After we took off the AC malfunctioned, then air pressure system malfunctioned too & oxygen masks came out. Some of us experienced nose bleeding & 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."

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