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Sunday, August 14, 2005121 killed as Cypriot airliner crashes in GreecePilots reportedly unconscious, possibly because of a lack of oxygen in cabin A man whose cousin was a passenger on the plane told Greece’s Alpha television he received a cell-phone text message minutes before the crash. “He told me the pilots were unconscious. ... He said: “Farewell, cousin, here we’re frozen,” Sotiris Voutas said.There are conflicting reports about the maintenance of the plane in question. If it proves to be the case that pressurization/internal climate control systems were improperly maintained or utilized, it's bad news for Helios, given the questions already raised. It's not clear where Boeing fits into this. Helios uses their jets, but so do lots of other airlines that don't seem to have this problem. One other quote: Family members wept in anguish as they waited at the Athens and Larnaca airports. When news of the crash emerged at Larnaca, relatives swarmed the airline counters, shouting “murderers” and “you deserve lynching.”Greek temperament? Or do relatives of people who fly Helios know something about the airline's record that the rest of us don't? 
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