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The air in a passenger aeroplane is a sealed system. Therefore, any puncture in the skin, or a malfunction in the air supply, could de-pressurise the cabin. In which case, oxygen masks are released for the people inside, to give time for the pilot to descend to a lower height where masks would not be needed.

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