Alaska Airlines Extends Boeing 737 Max 9 Flight Cancellations
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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)
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