Plane forced to turn back after cabin pressure loss

A Jet Airways flight returned to Mumbai, India’s financial capital, yesterday after dozens of passengers complained of ear pain and nose bleeding due to the loss in cabin pressure.

An airline statement said Flight 9W697 with 166 passengers and five crew members landed normally in Mumbai. Medical help was given to 30 passengers. Oxygen masks were deployed during the emergency aboard the Boeing 737, said Darshak Hathi, a passenger. According to Flightradar24 aviation tracking site, the plane stopped climbing at 11,000 feet before returning to Mumbai. Hathi also said there was a problem with the plane’s air conditioning after it took off from Mumbai. An official was quoted as saying malfunctioning occurred during the plane’s climb.