but passengers have spoken about how close those aboard came to being sucked out. simonjones reports. relief for all 177 passengers and crew on board to be back on the tarmac after a mid air emergency. the plane forced to land with a hole in its side and a window missing. the pilot recorded earlier outlining to air traffic control the severity of the situation. yes, we are emergency. we are de pressurised, but we do need to return back. we have 177 passengers. it happened as the plane was 35 minutes into its flight to california. i look up, and the oxygen masks were hanging from the ceiling. and then i looked to my left and there s this huge chunk, part of the air plane, just, like missing. there was a kid in that row who had his shirt sucked off, and his mother was holding onto him, to make sure he did not go with it. alaska airlines has temporarily grounded all 65 of its 737 max 9
737 max 9 aeroplanes. it follows an emergency where a panel blew out on an alaska airlines flight to california. the order impacts 171 air planes worldwide. the air alaska plane had to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage. no one was injured. but passengers have spoken about how close those aboard came to being sucked out. simonjones reports. relief for all 177 passengers and crew on board to be back on the tarmac after a mid air emergency. the plane forced to land with a hole in its side and a window missing. the pilot recorded earlier outlining to air traffic control the severity of the situation. yes, we are emergency. we are de pressurised, but we do need to return back. we have 177 passengers. it happened as the plane was 35 minutes into its flight to california. i look up, and the oxygen masks were hanging from the ceiling. and then i looked to my left
no one was injured. but passengers have spoken about how close those aboard came to being sucked out. simonjones reports. relief for all 177 passengers and crew on board to be back on the tarmac after a mid air emergency. the plane forced to land with a hole in its side and a window missing. the pilot recorded earlier outlining to air traffic control the severity of the situation. yes, we are emergency. we are de pressurised, but we do need to return back. we have 177 passengers. it happened as the plane was 35 minutes into its flight to california. i look up, and the oxygen masks were hanging from the ceiling. and then i looked to my left and there s this huge chunk, part of the air plane, just, like missing. there was a kid in that row who had his shirt sucked off, and his mother was holding onto him, to make sure he did not go with it. alaska airlines has temporarily grounded all 65 of its 737 max 9
america s national national transportation safety board is investigating the incident. in the past hour, alaska airlines said inspections on more than a quarter of their 737 9 fleet have been completed with no concerning findings. simonjones reports. relief for all 177 passengers and crew on board to be back on the tarmac after a midair emergency. the plane forced to land with a hole in its side and a window missing. the pilot recorded earlier outlining to air traffic control the severity of the situation. yes, we are emergency. we are de pressurised, but we do need to return back. we have 177 passengers. it happened as the plane was 35 minutes into its flight to california. i look up, and the oxygen masks were hanging from the ceiling. and then i looked to my left and there s this huge chunk, part of the airplane, just, like missing.