"Horror" scenes are described by British newspapers in the cockpit of a British Airways plane on Sunday afternoon, shortly before it took off from London Heathrow Airport for Larnaca.
The plane's computer was reportedly damaged, indicating that it had taken off.
Therefore, the air pressure inside the cabin was automatically ordered, as a result of which the passengers started to have pain in their ears and head.
An eyewitness describes how people started shouting in pain asking for the doors to be opened, with a man fainting.
The same reports say that the aircraft was old and that it was to be withdrawn next quarter.
The British airline said there was little technical damage, that the aircraft returned to the parking lot and that engineers repaired the damage before the flight finally took place.
KYPE