'Serious incident' on TUI plane carrying nearly 200 people above Manchester Airport
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA 'serious incident' on a plane above Manchester Airport left nearly 200 people on board at risk of a potentially fatal condition.
The aircraft had been en route to Kos Airport in Greece after departing from Manchester Airport at 6.06am on October 17 2023.
But just a few minutes after the Boeing 737-8K5 took off a cabin altitude warning reported that there was a "serious incident" on board, according to a report from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
This detailed that two crucial systems on board were not switched on. These were the engine bleed systems. The result was that the cabin had not pressurised upon takeoff. READ MORE: Large police cordon in place in city centre after 'pedestrian hit by bus' The report said: "Both engine bleed air systems had been inadvertently left off for the departure, so the aircraft failed to pressurise." Crew members then switched the systems back on.
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