“If Cabin Pressure Drops” — Some Real Talk About Airplanes and Altitude

Jennifer R. Povey
5 min readJan 26, 2021
Photo by Matthew Huang on Unsplash

Anyone who has flown is familiar with the safety refrain “In the event of a drop in cabin air pressure.”

But I had a conversation yesterday which reminded me that a lot of people don’t understand about cabin pressurization, why it is done, when it is done and what the limitations are.

“I’ve Never Been On a Plane…

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Jennifer R. Povey

I write about fantasy, science fiction and horror, LGBT issues, travel, and social issues.