Alaska Airlines plane loses window mid-air

Alaska Airlines flight 1282, heading from Portland to California, had to turn around Friday afternoon due to a depressurization issue after a window and part of the fuselage appeared to tear off the plane.

The incident prompted Alaska Airlines to temporarily ground its fleet of 65 Boeing 737-9 MAX planes to complete safety and maintenance inspections, the company announced on X.

Photos provided to local outlets and shared on social media show a large chunk of the plane's fuselage missing from the back left side of the plane.

One video from the incident posted on TikTok shows passengers wearing oxygen masks as the plane descends. The gaping hole on the plane's side is visible.

According to Fox 12, the section of the plane blew off while passengers were thousands of feet in the air.
Alaska Airlines said in a statement that it was aware of the incident.