A plane packed with 193 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing in England last year after the cabin failed to pressurize due to pilots overlooking key switches, according to an alarming new report.
Tui Airways flyers were put at risk of hypoxia — a lack of blood oxygen that can be life-threatening — after “bleed switches” were left off, preventing the cabin from pressurizing, according to the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch investigation into the Oct. 17, 2023, incident.
The flight took off from Manchester Airport in the United Kingdom and was destined for the Greek island Kos — but didn’t get past Lincolnshire before being redirected back to Manchester.
With no technical issues after takeoff, the British carrier’s plane began its ascent — flying for 43 minutes with an emergency “CABIN ALTITUDE” warning…