Ryanair says all safety procedures were followed during the incident
Ryanair Emergency Landing Sparks Cabin Pressure Debate
16 passengers injured after forced landing in central France
Passengers travelling on a Ryanair flight from Bristol to Barcelona this week were injured after the plane dropped 8,000 metres due to a sudden loss of cabin pressure.
The flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Limoges airport in central France due to depressurisation in the cabin.
Following the incident 16 people were taken to a local hospital suffering from ear problems.
Some 168 passengers and seven crew were on board the Boeing 737, including British Arctic explorer Pen Haddow, along with his wife and two children.
Haddow told journalists: "I would say some people thought they were going to die". He criticised the airline for not handling the situation appropriately, saying: "there was no announcement and no evidence of cabin crew for most of the experience. Why on earth didn't they give a few more calming words to the passengers?"
He went on to say that several oxygen masks inside the cabin failed to inflate during the incident, however Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary hit back by telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "the oxygen masks were working, the correct safety procedures were followed".
The flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Limoges airport in central France due to depressurisation in the cabin.
Following the incident 16 people were taken to a local hospital suffering from ear problems.
Some 168 passengers and seven crew were on board the Boeing 737, including British Arctic explorer Pen Haddow, along with his wife and two children.
Haddow told journalists: "I would say some people thought they were going to die". He criticised the airline for not handling the situation appropriately, saying: "there was no announcement and no evidence of cabin crew for most of the experience. Why on earth didn't they give a few more calming words to the passengers?"
He went on to say that several oxygen masks inside the cabin failed to inflate during the incident, however Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary hit back by telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "the oxygen masks were working, the correct safety procedures were followed".
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