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Southwest Jet Loses Some Cabin Pressure During Flight, Lands At Dallas Love Field

Flight 861 was on its way from Denver to Dallas when the crew radioed ahead to ask for help. Four of the 120 passengers said they had ear pain as a result of the cabin issue.

A Southwest jetliner was hit with a "pressurization issue in flight," the airline says, resulting in oxygen masks dropping and a warning to ground personnel to have paramedics ready when the plane landed at Dallas

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