Those on board were instructed by a pre-recorded message to wait for oxygen masks to fall from the ceiling and then put them on, Simple Flying reported. Few, if any, masks actually deployed.

Talk about fight or flight. Passengers on a recent United Airlines flight were sent into a panic when an automated emergency announcement came on to tell them to put on their oxygen masks — even ...

A fact that's sure to surprise travelers is that these masks contain just 10-20 minutes or so of oxygen. This may not sound like nearly enough to be of practical use, but you can rest assured that ...

Passengers feared the plane would crash as oxygen masks were released amid fears the change in pressure levels could cause some people to lose consciousness, according to AP. “I heard a muffled boom, ...

Oxygen masks were 'inadvertently' deployed, and an emergency announcement played on a United flight — even though everything was fine By Pete Syme Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images ...

Passengers on a recent United Airlines flight were sent into a panic when an automated emergency announcement came on to tell them to put on their oxygen masks — even though there wasn’t any ...