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Before the disaster struck, Flight 6 appeared to be like any other routine operation. The pilots, Captain Dog Lam and First Officer Matthew Bell, were seasoned aviators with spotless records. They had just arrived from Hong Kong and were en route to Cologne, Germany. After takeoff, however, a minor technical fault was reported concerning the aircraft’s pressurization system, specifically a malfunction in Pack 1 of the air conditioning unit. Although such faults are manageable, they would soon play a significant role in the challenges the pilots would face.