Thirty-three passengers were hospitalized-some bleeding from their ears-after a Ryanair flight headed for Croatia made an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany on Saturday.
The aircraft, which lost cabin pressure about 80 minutes into the flight, descended some 20,000 feet over a seven-minute period, according to data from FlightRadar24.com.
After flight FR7312, bound for Zadar, Croatia from Dublin, Ireland, lost cabin pressure, oxygen masks were activated and the plane was diverted to Frankfurt Hahn airport.
"In line with standard procedure, the crew deployed oxygen masks and initiated a controlled descent," wrote the airline in an official statement.
The airline also said that the plane "landed normally" and a "a small number [of passengers] received medical attention as a precaution."
According to police in Frankfurt, 33 of the 189 passengers were hospitalized, some of which remained in the hospital overnight.
German authorities are on scene, investigating what caused the de-pressurization.
Remaining passengers were required to spend the night in Germany before boarding an aircraft bound for Zadar on Sunday morning. Ryanair had promised to accommodate those passengers in area hotels, but was unable to, due to a "shortage of available accommodations."
Ryanair is already bracing for a rocky summer, cabin crew and pilots have threatened walkouts throughout Europe over contract negotiations.
Last year, the airline was forced to scrap thousands of flights-affecting nearly a half million passengers-due to "scheduling conflicts."
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