An Alaska Airlines passenger plane was reportedly forced to make an emergency landing Friday night after a large section of its window was ejected.
According to reports, the Boeing 737 Max was en route from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, when the plane's large windows were blown out due to extreme depressurization. according to to the Daily Mail. (Related: United Airlines flight delay derails Time Travelers' New Year's double bid)
Video footage posted on Twitter showed the plane flying with its windows fully open. An emergency oxygen mask was seen hanging above the passenger's seat, and the passenger who was recording the incident said the seat next to the open window was empty before the emergency occurred, the airline said. He said he heard from a flight attendant.
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The plane reportedly took off around 5 p.m., and at an altitude of 16,000 feet, the windows were blown out and the child's shirt was torn by the pressure. One passenger said: KPTV Children were held by their mothers and forced into seats, and some mobile phones were sucked out of the plane. (Related: Man dies after boarding jet engine at Salt Lake City International Airport)
According to the Daily Mail, the Boeing 737-9 Max was just released from the assembly line in November after receiving a certificate of approval from the Federal Aviation Administration that same month.
The plane landed at Portland Airport shortly after the incident. According to KPTV, some passengers have already been rerouted to their destinations, but the airline claimed to have given no reason as to what happened.
No injuries to passengers have been reported so far. Alaska Airlines and the FAA have also not yet issued a statement regarding the incident.
