By Lawani Mikairu
Aviation experts have tried to explain to the flying public what might have happened last week when Air Peace plane on a flight from Lagos to Enugu suffered loss of cabin pressure. Some passengers aboard the flight could not effectively use their Oxygen mask that are normally deployed when there is such cabin loss of pressure.
One of the passengers aboard the flight recorded a short video of one minute thirty-seven seconds duration that has been circulating on Facebook. The video shows oxygen masks deployed, with passengers in commotion: screaming, crying, praying. The belief by some people was that the airplane almost crashed.
Speaking about the incidence, former acting Director General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, and current Rector, International Aviation College, Illorin, Engineer Benedict Adeyileka said : “My take on this is that firstly, the oxygen masks dropped automatically, this shows that the drop out system is…
