Boeing asked theĀ Federal Aviation Administration to exempt its new model 737 Max 7 jet from safety inspections despite the risk of engine malfunction.
The fact that most people were still wearing their seat belts probably stopped them following their possessions through the hole, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Terrified passenger Emma Vu said she was asleep around 20 minutes into the fateful flight when she felt the entire plane drop , as she revealed her panic-stricken final texts to her family saying goodbye.
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