Recently, passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines flight were forced to make an emergency landing due to a midair flight incident.
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The incident took place on January 5th, 2024, and Alaska Airlines has responded to the situation.
According to The New York Times, Alaska Airlines has grounded all flights on its Boeing 737 MAX-9 aircraft after a midair incident forced one of those planes to make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport in Oregon. The Boeing 737 MAX-9 comprises about a fifth of Alaska Airlines’ fleet.
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Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was on its way to Ontario, California, when a problem with the airplane’s pressure blew out a chunk of the plane’s fuselage while in flight. The flight made a safe emergency landing in Portland with its 171 passengers and six crew members. Passengers on that flight have taken to social media to discuss the incident, and some videos have been posted online that show oxygen masks dropping down after a gaping hole was torn into the plane.
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Shortly after the incident, the airline took to social media to announce it would temporarily suspend all 65 of its Boeing MAX-9 aircraft until each plane could be properly inspected. The airline expects that inspections could be completed within a few days.
Flight 1282 and our next steps with the Boeing MAX-9: https://t.co/LFxJvQYNcA pic.twitter.com/oemRokr1tz
— Alaska Airlines (@AlaskaAir) January 6, 2024
The plane used for Flight 1282 was relatively new and first went into service in November 2023. It had logged 145 flights before the incident. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are working with Alaska Airlines to investigate what happened.
We’ll keep an eye out for more news and keep you updated, so stay tuned to DFB for more.
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