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Boeing Sued by Alaska Air Passengers Over 737 Max 9 Door Blowout
- In-flight hole in jet created ‘waking nightmare,’ suit says
- Boeing, faced with US probe over incident, declined to comment
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max-9 aircraft
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Boeing Co. was sued by passengers on an Alaska Airlines Inc. flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, last week after a mid-air blowout of a so-called door plug on the 737 Max 9 jet.
The suit, filed Thursday in Washington state court by seven passengers, seeks class-action status and unspecified damages from Boeing, which manufactured the plane. The 171 passengers and six crew on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 experienced physical injuries and emotional trauma from the accident on Jan. 5, according to the complaint.