Oxygen masks were deployed onboard the plane.
A Ryanair flight from Dublin to Madrid on Halloween morning was forced to make a U-turn back to the Irish capital’s airport.
In a statement to JOE, the airline said that flight FR10 returned to Dublin Airport shortly after take-off due to a “pressurisation system issue”.
“In line with standard procedure, the crew deployed oxygen masks, carried out a controlled descent and landed safely in Dublin where passengers disembarked normally,” it added.
Below are some photos emerging from onboard today’s Ryanair flight #FR10 / #RYR16SP that suffered a depressurisation.
— Shauns_Aviation🇮🇪🇮🇪✈️ (@Shauns_Aviation) October 31, 2024
A comment on Reddit from a passenger (u/CelticMonty) who was on the flight reads “I have to add the crew handled the situation impeccably well, their training… https://t.co/xC5H3oM13j pic.twitter.com/Fch5xHl4qx
The aircraft did not carry out an emergency landing.
“To minimise disruption to passengers, a replacement aircraft was arranged to operate this flight from Dublin to Madrid, which departed at 11:53 local time,” Ryanair also said.
“We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.”
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