TUI plane failed to pressurise when pilots missed flashing warning light for 43 minutes – putting 193 at risk of passing out, report finds

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A flight carrying 193 people was forced to make an emergency landing after the cabin failed to pressurise when engineers forgot to turn the system on before take off. 

The Boeing 737-8K5 took off from Manchester Airport for Kos, Greece, on 17 October 2023, but only got as far as northern Lincolnshire before the pilot was ordered to abort. 

Now a report into the incident has said that the aircraft flew for 43 minutes with a ‘CABIN ALTITUDE’ warning light flashing on the dashboard. 

Adding that the pilots both failed to spot the error during initial checks and did not follow protocols when alerted, which would have included dropping oxygen masks.

The reason the cabin failed to pressurise was because engineers had failed to turn on the engine bleed air…

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