First a boom, then a rush of air: Here's what happened inside that Alaska Airlines flight

First a boom, then a rush of air: Here's what happened inside that Alaska Airlines flight

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6abc Philadelphia
Jan 9, 2024  #alaskaairlines #news

The loud "boom" was startling enough, and the roaring wind that immediately filled the airline cabin left Kelly Bartlett unnerved. Still, it wasn't until a shaken teenager, shirtless and scratched, slid into the seat next to her that she realized just how close disaster had come.

A section of the Boeing 737 Max 9's fuselage just three rows away had blown out - at 3 miles high - creating a vacuum that twisted the metal of the seats nearby, and snatched cellphones, headsets and even the shirt off the teenager's back. #alaskaairlines #news