Cabin pressure problem on Delta flight leaves passengers with bleeding ears and noses CNN

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Some Delta Air Lines passengers are recovering after stress problems on a flight from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Portland, Oregon, caused bloody noses and other problems, according to airline and passenger statements.

“We sincerely apologize for the experience our customers experienced on Sept. 15 Flight 1203,” a Delta spokesperson said in a statement. “The flight crew followed procedures back to SLC where our teams on the ground supported our customers with their immediate needs.”

Flight 1203 passengers were reassigned to another aircraft.

Delta technicians fixed the pressurization problem on the plane, the airline said, and the plane was returned to service the next day.

Jacey Purser told CNN it felt like someone was stabbing him in the ear. “I heard some air coming out and then it started bubbling. It was bubbling in my ear, my right ear, and I touched my ear, and the blood was coming out,” Purser said.

The purser, who was on a business trip, said his colleagues and other passengers faced similar problems.

“Our ears are starting to get really bad. Everyone around us was holding their ears, people's ears started bleeding, people's noses started bleeding,” he said.

It didn't take long for passengers to notice something was wrong with the flight, fellow passenger Caryn Allen told CNN affiliate KSL.

“I looked over at my husband, and he had his hands over his ears, you know, leaning forward,” Allen said. “I saw a row behind me, on the other side of the aisle, and there was a gentleman who obviously had a really bad bloody nose and people were trying to help him.”

No serious injuries were reported, but medical personnel identified 10 individuals who required evaluation or treatment.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it would investigate.