Portland Couple Sues Boeing and Alaska Airlines for $1 Billion After Traumatic Midflight Door Blowout
-
Portland couple Kyle Rinker & Amanda Strickland sue Boeing & Alaska Airlines for $1 billion after traumatic incident where door blew out midflight on their Alaska Airlines flight.
-
The blowout happened just 5 minutes into the flight, causing a loud noise and sudden cold air rush as the plane reached 16,000 ft and oxygen masks deployed.
-
No one was injured but the couple continues to be haunted by the experience, triggered by sounds of planes flying overhead.
-
Lawsuit alleges companies ignored warning signs and should not have allowed the flight to take off.
-
Aims to hold companies accountable for compromising safety; attorney says Boeing relies too much on luck to avoid catastrophe.