KevinMD March 23, 2024
Alaska Air Flight 1282 was on a trip from Portland to Ontario, California, on January 5, 2024. Barely six minutes into the flight, passengers heard a loud bang and a whoosh as the door plug in the middle section of the aircraft blew out. An unused exit door in the mid-part of the aircraft’s main cabin detached and fell out of the sky. One of the passengers sitting close to the opening lost his shirt, which was ripped off by the sheer strength of the wind. Fortunately, he was not sucked out of the plane because of the seatbelt. There was total chaos in the cabin. The plane was able to land back, saving 174 passengers and six crew.
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