Alaska Airlines Passengers Sue Boeing for $1 Billion After Terrifying Mid-Flight Fuselage Blowout
-
A trio of passengers are suing Alaska Airlines and Boeing for $1 billion over a horrific incident in January where a cabin panel blew out mid-flight on an Alaska Airlines flight, causing chaos.
-
Photos went viral of the gaping hole in the fuselage, with passengers telling terrifying stories, including a teen's shirt nearly getting sucked out.
-
Lawyer says lawsuit is mostly about Boeing's systemic safety issues that are putting lives at risk by continuing to fly unsafe planes.
-
Boeing acknowledged their role in the blowout and vowed to fix such problems, but lawsuit will push for accountability and to prioritize safety.
-
One passenger said he thinks about how it could have been much worse and that he's grateful it wasn't, though the experience was still bad.