Following the depressurization of Alaska Airlines flight 1282, one of the passengers iPhones was found seemingly undamaged after a 16,000-foot fall from an airplane.
iPhone that fell from Alaska Airlines flight 1282 survived a 16,000 feet drop pic.twitter.com/BY4dhAMQeA
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) January 8, 2024
On January 5, Flight 1282 bound for Ontario, California, was forced to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, when the cabin became depressurized shortly following takeoff. The six crew and 174 passengers on board were safe and unharmed, despite passenger reports of missing sections of the aircraft, including the fuselage, and some luggage being lost mid-flight.
The entire fleet of Boeing 737-9 has been grounded by the FAA.
Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci said in a statement, “At Alaska Airlines, safety is our foundational value and the most important thing we focus on every day.”
NEW: A piece of the wall on an Alaska Airlines flight popped off mid-flight as the plane was traveling from Portland to Ontario, California.
This is terrifying.
After about 35 minutes into the flight, the side panel of the plane came off, reportedly sucking out passengers’… pic.twitter.com/7lDTgAPF1h
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 6, 2024
