Oxygen masks used on a Kansas City Southwest flight
Posted: 11.19.2012 at 10:24 AM
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(AP) -- DALLAS (AP) -- Southwest Airlines says a flight from Kansas City to Dallas lost cabin pressure, forcing passengers and crew to wear oxygen masks until the plane had descended to a safe altitude.

Spokeswoman Whitney Eichinger says no one was hurt and Flight 3201 landed safely at Love Field on Saturday evening.

Eichinger said Monday that the plane lost pressure at about 35,000 feet. She says the pilot followed protocol, descended and deployed the masks. The masks were not needed once the plane was below 10,000 feet.

The plane was carrying 124 passengers and five crewmembers.

Eichinger says the jet underwent maintenance yesterday and returned to service today.

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