A TUI flight from Manchester to Kos, Greece, had to return after take-off due to a lack of oxygen when the cabin failed to pressurise.
There was a ‘very small’ risk some passengers could loose consciousness A TUI flight was aborted midair after the plane did not pressurise due to switches being left off by mistake, an investigation has found. Although the Kos-bound flight returned to Manchester with no injuries, 187 passengers and six crew members ‘were exposed to a progressive hypoxia risk’ from a lack of oxygen.
When the aircraft failed to pressurise, the cabin altitude warning ‘ich remained illuminated for 43 minutes’ because the crew did not complete prescribed drills. A checklist in the Quick Reaction Handbook includes the ‘immediate use of oxygen masks’. Lack of oxygen can affect decision making But the pilot continued the climb after turning both switches to on, until a further warning was activated.
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