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A passenger’s video posted to social media shows a side section of the fuselage, where a window would have been, missing – exposing passengers to the outside air.
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).
Federal officials indicated further maintenance might be required to avoid another inflight blowout like the one that damaged one of its planes.
United and Alaska Airlines both reported on Monday that loose hardware had been discovered on some of their Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes during preliminary inspections after a dramatic mid-flight
Alaska Airlines says emergency inspections of its fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration “will take more time,” warning flight disruptions will likely continue