New York (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday ordered the grounding of the model of Boeing plane involved in the Alaska Airlines blowout incident.
Panicked Alaska Airlines passengers on flight 1282 from Portland to California sent texts to parents including one that said 'I don't want to die' when a window on their flight suddenly blew out mid air, causing turmoil among the cabin
Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which was headed from Portland to Ontario, California, returned safely to Portland International Airport around 5 p.m. PT after “the crew reported a pressurization issue,” the Federal Aviation Administration said.