Ripped Apart

S18 E22: Every passenger jet we fly is highly pressurized to keep us alive and breathing. If the oxygen escapes, a normal flight can instantly become a nightmare. In 1989, explosive decompression rips the cargo door off a New Zealand-bound 747 and sucks five rows of passengers to their death. In 2005, Helios Flight 522 crashes when the pilots and over a hundred passengers fall unconscious from a lack of oxygen. Witness the final moments of these and other tragic flights and see how each disaster exposed hidden dangers that changed how planes are built.