Inside the cabin, 8 pounds of pressure push against ... The higher a plane flies, the lower the air pressure outside. And the lower the air pressure, the harder it is to breathe.

The pilot of United flight 4166 plane full of passengers made an emergency descent to 10,000 ft after the cabin of the United Airlines flight suffered a rapid decompression ...

The Vancouver-bound Air North flight returned to Whitehorse shortly after takeoff on Jan. 26 due to a pressurization issue, according to Joe Sparling, the airline’s CEO. A company spokesperson ...

Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Chicago were diverted to Detroit Metropolitan-Wayne County Airport after their plane lost cabin pressure at 40,000 feet.

Speaking on a recent podcast, Michael Sheedy, 31, warned the cabin pressure and elevation makes it harder for food to move ...

Passengers were plunged into panic after a "rapid decompression" caused oxygen masks to drop from the ceiling in a horrifying mid-air incident ... poise of the cabin crew amidst the mayhem.