Some Delta Air Lines passengers hit with ear pain, bloody noses after possible cabin pressurization issue
Ten passengers were evaluated for treatment, with medical personnel meeting them at the gate
More information has been released about the incident that took the lives of 2 people and injured 1 person on Tuesday morning, FOX 5 Atlanta reports.
A Delta Air Lines flight returned to Salt Lake City after cabin pressure issues caused some passengers with bloody nose and ear discomfort.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed with Fox News Digital that the crew of Flight 1203 bound for Portland International Airport returned to Salt Lake City International Airport after reporting a possible pressurization issue on Sunday.
The flight, a Boeing 737-900, had 140 passengers on board and safely landed around 8:30 a.m.
Delta Air Lines confirmed that the aircraft was unable to pressurize above 10,000 feet, but that oxygen masks did not deploy during the incident.
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The crew of Flight 1203 bound for Portland International Airport returned to Salt Lake City international after reporting a pressurization issue. (Getty Images / Getty Images)
According to KSL, one passenger said that those onboard started to feel pain shortly after takeoff.
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"I looked over at my husband, and he had both of his hands over his ears, you know, kind of leaning forward," the passenger told the outlet. "I looked about a row behind me, over on the other side of the aisle, and there was a gentleman that clearly had a very bad bloody nose, and people were trying to help him."
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| DAL | DELTA AIR LINES INC. | 63.24 | -0.83 | -1.30% |
Delta planes at Terminal C of LaGuardia Airport in the Queens, N.Y. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
There were 10 passengers that needed a medical evaluation following a possible pressurization issue. The airline did not release what type of evaluation or treatment those people received.
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"We sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience on flight 1203 on Sept. 15," the airline said in a statement. "The flight crew followed procedures to return to SLC where our teams on the ground supported our customers with their immediate needs."
Delta Air Lines said that technicians worked on the pressurization issue on the aircraft successfully and it was taken out of service on the morning of Sept. 15 and went back into service on Sept. 16. The FAA is continuing to investigate the incident.