AirAsia Indonesia cabin crew shouted inappropriate commands to passengers including "crash position" during a depressurisation on a Bali-bound flight from Perth, which added to panic, the Australian air safety watchdog says. About 30 minutes into the October 2017 journey, crew initiated an emergency descent in response to the depressurisation but some oxygen masks did not deploy and passengers felt they were not receiving oxygen. Some then moved around the cabin to find a functioning oxygen mask, but cabin crew shouted commands such as "brace" and "get down", increasing confusion and panic. NINE NEWS/SCREENGRAB Oxygen masks fell from the cabin. SUPPLIED The pre-flight safety briefing and safety information card did not include a clear instruction on how to activate the flow of oxygen from the masks (file photo).

Source: Stuff November 27, 2019 18:11 UTC