Summary:
“The pilots must have turned on the bleed air switch following the warning which comes on at 10,000 feet,” explained a commander. “While climbing, the crew forgot to select ‘bleed switch’ due to which cabin pressurisation could not be maintained,” said Lalit Gupta, joint DG, Directorate General of Civil Aviation. “Even after the oxygen masks dropped, there was no announcement or any instruction from the cabin crew. “It felt like a pin was being pierced in both my ears. “They have suffered barotrauma with bleeding from nose and/or ear..