Emergency descent

!!PRESS RUBBING HANDS DAY!! 23 January 2012

Two injured as Ryanair plane makes emergency descent in Italy.


A flight was forced to divert from its route and make an emergency descent to the Italian city of Genoa after a warning over potential loss of cabin pressure.

Two female passengers were taken to hospital after flight FR4632 from Valencia to Milan, which was carrying more than 90 people, reacted to a pressurisation warning by descending to a lower altitude.

Upon landing at Cristoforo Colombo airport in Genoa – around 90 miles from their intended destination – most passengers were transferred by bus to Milan. The two women were later released from hospital.

"In line with standard operational procedure, the pilot deployed the oxygen masks and began an emergency supervised descent to a non-pressurised altitude before landing normally in Genoa at 9.50am," a statement from Ryanair said.

More information-

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DCX performing flight FR-4632 from Valencia,SP (Spain) to Milan Bergamo (Italy) with 93 passengers, was enroute about 65nm south of Marseille (France) and 200nm southwest of Genoa (Italy) climbing from FL360 to FL400, when just upon reaching FL400 the crew initiated an emergency descent to 9000 feet reaching 9000 feet about 9 minutes later (average rate of descent 3450 feet per minute), the passenger oxygen masks were released. The aircraft diverted to Genoa (Italy) for a safe landing about 45 minutes after leaving FL400. Two female passengers complained about chest pain and fainted, they were taken to a hospital.

Italy's ANSV reported 2 of the 93 passengers were taken to a hospital, an investigation has been opened into the occurrence.