Alaska Airlines Extends Boeing 737 Max 9 Flight Cancellations
Skift Take
Key Points
- Alaska Airlines extends Boeing 737 Max 9 flight cancellations through January 16.
- Cancellations follow a mid-air cabin panel blowout incident.
- Approximately 20% of daily flights have been affected, impacting 65 Max 9 planes.
Summary
Alaska Airlines has extended the cancellation of its Boeing 737 Max 9 flights through January 16 due to a mid-air cabin panel blowout incident. Since the grounding, about 20% of Alaska Airlines' daily flights have been affected, involving 65 Max 9 planes.
Alaska Airlines said it will extend its cancellation of Boeing 737 Max 9 flights through Tuesday, Jan. 16, for planes that have been grounded since last week's mid-air cabin panel blowout.
Alaska has been cancelling about 20% of daily flights since Saturday after the grounding of its 65 Max 9 planes.
(Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
This article was from Reuters and was legally licensed through the DiveMarketplace by Industry Dive. Please direct all licensing questions to legal@industrydive.com.
Up Next
How Data Quality Issues Impact Global Hospitality Operations
British Airways Owner IAG Is Dominating in Use of Green Jet Fuel
What Are Major Sustainability Challenges in Travel?
Taxing the Cruise Companies: What Are the Options? What's the Impact?
