Many passengers on a Delta Airlines flight departing from Salt Lake City, Utah (USA) experienced stabbing pain in the ears and perforated eardrums, and nosebleeds, when the plane experienced a pressure problem at an altitude of more than 3,000m.
"I held my ear because it hurt. Then when I looked up, I saw blood on my hand. It hurt like the inside of my ear was exploding from the pressure," said passenger Jaci Purser.
Speaking to People , a representative of Delta Airlines confirmed that the incident occurred on the airline's flight. At that time, the Boeing was carrying 140 passengers en route to Portland, Oregon (USA) when the incident occurred. At that time, in the passenger cabin, the plane could not increase pressure at an altitude of 3,000m and the oxygen masks did not deploy.
"I looked over at my husband and saw that he was also holding his ear in pain. And in the row behind me, a male passenger was bleeding profusely from his nose. Everyone was trying to help him," another passenger named Caryn Allen shared.
Because of this incident, the pilot was forced to divert the plane back to Salt Lake International Airport. At least 10 passengers needed medical treatment. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries.
Passenger suffered nosebleed and perforated eardrum due to plane crash at 3000m altitude ( Video source: NY Post).
"We sincerely apologize to our customers for their unpleasant experience on flight number 1203. The crew followed the procedure to return the plane to the departure point. Here, the airline's ground rescue staff assisted all passengers with any urgent needs," said a representative of the airline.
The passengers who were in stable condition were then reassigned to another flight. Delta technicians also fixed the pressurization problem on the plane. The plane returned to normal operations the following day.
A representative of the US Federal Aviation Administration said the incident is still under investigation.
Previously on September 17, a pressure incident also occurred on a flight of Australia's national airline Qantas.
A Qantas spokesman said the plane experienced a decompression problem that forced the pilot to descend from 8,840m to 3,048m and requested priority landing at Rockhampton airport.
Fortunately, the flight had no human incidents and landed safely. The airline then arranged for the passengers to take another flight, continuing their journey to Brisbane city.
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