PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Three weeks ago, a door plug fell off a plane mid-flight and led to an emergency landing at Portland International Airport. Then the FAA grounded all Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets for an investigation. Friday was the first time any of those planes returned to the sky when Alaska Airlines Flight […]
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Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing at PDX after window blew out
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Alaska Airlines plane headed for Ontario, Calif. had to make an emergency landing after a portion of the aircraft blew out mid-air Friday night. According to Flight Aware flight trackers, the plane originally departed from the Portland International Airport around 5 p.m. and “quickly turned around” after reaching an altitude […]