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Old Mar 10, 2020 | 4:58 pm
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Originally Posted by snorkmaster
We had a cabin pressurization issue on today’s LAX-SFO flight. Aside from the fact that many of the panels didn’t open to drop the masks (?!), I’m curious if anyone has insight into how the oxygen is circulated/how the system works.

Did I just directly suck down/share my fellow passengers’ breath along with the oxygen? Color me paranoid.

Thanks.
Most/all aircraft use this system:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_oxygen_generator
Your oxygen was generated for YOU and no-one else.
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