Cabin pressure issue on Delta flight from Salt Lake City causes bloody ears and noses for passengers

Amanda Jackson and Melissa Alonso, CNN

(CNN) — Some Delta Air Lines passengers are recovering aft a pressurization rumor connected a formation from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Portland, Oregon, caused bloody noses and different issues, according to hose and rider statements.

“We sincerely apologize to our customers for their acquisition connected formation 1203 connected Sept. 15,” said a connection from a Delta spokesperson. “The formation unit followed procedures to return to SLC wherever our teams connected nan crushed supported our customers pinch their contiguous needs,” nan hose said.

Flight 1203 passengers were accommodated connected different aircraft.

Delta technicians fixed nan pressurization rumor connected nan aircraft, nan hose said, and nan level was returned to work nan pursuing day.

Caryn Allen told CNN connection KSL that said it didn’t return very agelong for passengers to announcement thing was incorrect connected nan flight. “I looked complete astatine my husband, and he had some of his hands complete his ears, you know, benignant of leaning forward,” Allen said.

“I looked astir a statement down me, complete connected nan different broadside of nan aisle, and location was a man that intelligibly had a very bad bloody nose, and group were trying to thief him,” Allen told nan outlet.

Fellow rider Jaci Purser said it felt for illustration personification was stabbing her successful nan ear. “I grabbed my ear, and I pulled my manus back, and location was humor connected it,” Purser said.

No superior injuries were reported, but aesculapian unit identified 10 individuals successful request of information aliases curen pursuing nan flight.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate.