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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maanvi Singh

Man who was almost sucked off plane among group suing Alaska and Boeing

Airplane seats and open pocket of space on airplane
A missing panel on the Boeing 737-9 Max airplane in Portland, Oregon, on 7 January 2024. Photograph: AP

Seven passengers of the harrowing Alaska Airlines flight that had to make an emergency landing after a door-sized panel blew off the plane are suing the airline and the aircraft’s manufacturer Boeing.

One of the plaintiffs is Cuong Tran, a passenger who was seated in a window seat right behind the door plug that blew out mid-air, causing rapid depressurization in the cabin of the Boeing 737 Max 9 jet. He was saved by his seatbelt as air rushed out of the hole, tearing off a pair of socks and one shoe and sucking away his iPhone.

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