The United States aviation authorities have grounded 171 flights after Alaska Airlines’ window blew up mid-air.
The passengers were terrified to see a big hole in the plane’s fuselage which forced the plane to land immediately.
The brand new airplane was at 16,000 feet when the incident took pace, Al-Jazeera wrote.
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Airline Door Opens Mid-Air
Alaska Airlines first grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircrafts after a window on one of the aircraft in mid-air shortly after the plane took off.
The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has ordered an immediate inspection into the incident before the plane could fly again.
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“The FAA is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes before they can return to flight,” the statement said.
Fortunately, all 174 passengers on board were safe and the seat beside the window was also vacant.