Qantas jets gas scare

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Qantas jets gas scare - National - smh.com.au

Qantas jets gas scare

Matthew Benns
December 16, 2007

POTENTIALLY fatal gas being pumped into a passenger jet's emergency oxygen tanks in Australia has sparked a worldwide safety investigation.

The Australian Safety Transport Bureau confirmed yesterday that Qantas engineers accidentally put nitrogen into the oxygen tanks of a Boeing 747 at Melbourne airport.
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I just saw this on the news as well. I suppose it would be one way to reduce their FF point liability.
 
It's an ingenious decision by Qantas to give an anaesthetic to every passenger prior to a crash landing.
 
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