Several passengers on a Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to Jaipur Thursday suffered nasal and ear bleeding due to cabin pressure problem, a senior official said. The Boeing 737 aircraft returned to Mumbai.


During the climb, the crew forgot to select the switch to maintain cabin pressure due to which cabin pressure could not be maintained. As a result, oxygen masks got deployed, an official at aviation regulator DGCA said.


Citing initial information, the official said few passengers have nose bleeds. "Out of 166 passengers on board, 30 passengers are affected... some have nose bleeds, few have ear bleeds and some are complaining of headache," he added.


The official said all the affected passengers are being attended to by the doctors at the airport. Response from a Jet Airways spokesperson was awaited. -- PTI